What color is #97AEB6?

#97AEB6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AEB6?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 182: 151 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AEB6?

The complementary color is #B69F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AEB6 color

#97AEB6 rgb(151, 174, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97AEB6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 71.4% blue (151, 174, 182).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#97AEB6 color codes

HEX	`#97AEB6`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -6.2, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 9.17, 227.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.34, 40.228, 50.097)`
Decimal	`9940662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AEB6, 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 #97AEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #97AEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aeb6; }
.text { color: #97aeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aeb6, #979fb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97AEB6?: #97AEB6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AEB6?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 182: 151 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AEB6?: The complementary color is #B69F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.