What color is #97A8AC?

#97A8AC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A8AC?

The RGB value is 151, 168, 172: 151 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A8AC?

The complementary color is #AC9B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A8AC color

#97A8AC rgb(151, 168, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A8AC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.9% green and 67.5% blue (151, 168, 172).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#97A8AC color codes

HEX	`#97A8AC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 168, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.7, -5.1, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.7, 6.53, 218.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.21, 37.562, 44.47)`
Decimal	`9939116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A8AC, 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 #97A8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #97A8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a8ac; }
.text { color: #97a8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 168 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a8ac, #979dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97A8AC?: #97A8AC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A8AC?: The RGB value is 151, 168, 172: 151 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A8AC?: The complementary color is #AC9B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.