What color is #97B1AF?

#97B1AF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B1AF?

The RGB value is 151, 177, 175: 151 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B1AF?

The complementary color is #B19799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B1AF color

#97B1AF rgb(151, 177, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B1AF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 69.4% green and 68.6% blue (151, 177, 175).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#97B1AF color codes

HEX	`#97B1AF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 177, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 69.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -9.3, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 9.51, 191.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.221, 41.118, 46.577)`
Decimal	`9941423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B1AF, 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 #97B1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #97B1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b1af; }
.text { color: #97b1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 177 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b1af, #97a6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B1AF?: #97B1AF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B1AF?: The RGB value is 151, 177, 175: 151 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B1AF?: The complementary color is #B19799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.