What color is #97A9C0?

#97A9C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A9C0?

The RGB value is 151, 169, 192: 151 red, 169 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A9C0?

The complementary color is #C0AE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A9C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A9C0 color

#97A9C0 rgb(151, 169, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A9C0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.3% green and 75.3% blue (151, 169, 192).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#97A9C0 color codes

HEX	`#97A9C0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 169, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, -1.25, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 13.92, 264.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.462, 38.76, 55.419)`
Decimal	`9939392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A9C0, 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 #97A9C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A9C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #97A9C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a9c0; }
.text { color: #97a9c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a9c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 169 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a9c0, #9a97c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #97A9C0?: #97A9C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A9C0?: The RGB value is 151, 169, 192: 151 red, 169 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A9C0?: The complementary color is #C0AE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A9C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.