What color is #97ACAF?

#97ACAF 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 #97ACAF?

The RGB value is 151, 172, 175: 151 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97ACAF?

The complementary color is #AF9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97ACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97ACAF color

#97ACAF rgb(151, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (151, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#97ACAF color codes

HEX	`#97ACAF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, -6.63, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 7.74, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.251, 39.179, 46.254)`
Decimal	`9940143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97ACAF, 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 #97ACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97ACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #97ACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97acaf; }
.text { color: #97acaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97acaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97acaf, #97a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97ACAF?: #97ACAF 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 #97ACAF?: The RGB value is 151, 172, 175: 151 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97ACAF?: The complementary color is #AF9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97ACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.