What color is #97A79D?

#97A79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A79D?

The RGB value is 151, 167, 157: 151 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A79D?

The complementary color is #A797A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A79D color

#97A79D rgb(151, 167, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A79D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.5% green and 61.6% blue (151, 167, 157).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#97A79D color codes

HEX	`#97A79D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 167, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -7.59, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 8.26, 156.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.666, 36.651, 37.245)`
Decimal	`9938845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A79D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97A79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97A79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a79d; }
.text { color: #97a79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 167 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a79d, #97a7a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A79D?: #97A79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A79D?: The RGB value is 151, 167, 157: 151 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A79D?: The complementary color is #A797A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.