What color is #97ACB1?

#97ACB1 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 #97ACB1?

The RGB value is 151, 172, 177: 151 red, 172 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97ACB1?

The complementary color is #B19C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97ACB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97ACB1 color

#97ACB1 rgb(151, 172, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97ACB1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.5% green and 69.4% blue (151, 172, 177).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#97ACB1 color codes

HEX	`#97ACB1`
RGB	`rgb(151, 172, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.94, -6.2, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.94, 7.98, 219)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.449, 39.258, 47.296)`
Decimal	`9940145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97ACB1, 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 #97ACB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97ACB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #97ACB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97acb1; }
.text { color: #97acb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97acb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 172 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97acb1, #979fb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97ACB1?: #97ACB1 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 #97ACB1?: The RGB value is 151, 172, 177: 151 red, 172 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97ACB1?: The complementary color is #B19C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97ACB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.