What color is #97ABAE?

#97ABAE 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 #97ABAE?

The RGB value is 151, 171, 174: 151 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97ABAE?

The complementary color is #AE9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97ABAE?

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.

#97ABAE color

#97ABAE rgb(151, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (151, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#97ABAE color codes

HEX	`#97ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, -6.3, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 7.41, 211.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.964, 38.76, 45.676)`
Decimal	`9939886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97abae; }
.text { color: #97abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97abae, #979fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97ABAE?: #97ABAE 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 #97ABAE?: The RGB value is 151, 171, 174: 151 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97ABAE?: The complementary color is #AE9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97ABAE?: 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.