What color is #97AEB9?

#97AEB9 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 #97AEB9?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 185: 151 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AEB9?

The complementary color is #B9A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AEB9 color

#97AEB9 rgb(151, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97AEB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (151, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#97AEB9 color codes

HEX	`#97AEB9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, -5.55, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 9.97, 236.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.653, 40.353, 51.747)`
Decimal	`9940665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AEB9, 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 #97AEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #97AEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aeb9; }
.text { color: #97aeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aeb9, #979db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #97AEB9?: #97AEB9 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 #97AEB9?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 185: 151 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AEB9?: The complementary color is #B9A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.