What color is #97B2BE?

#97B2BE 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 #97B2BE?

The RGB value is 151, 178, 190: 151 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B2BE?

The complementary color is #BEA397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B2BE color

#97B2BE rgb(151, 178, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B2BE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 69.8% green and 74.5% blue (151, 178, 190).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#97B2BE color codes

HEX	`#97B2BE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 178, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 69.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -6.59, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 11.3, 234.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.975, 42.137, 54.838)`
Decimal	`9941694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B2BE, 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 #97B2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #97B2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b2be; }
.text { color: #97b2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 178 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b2be, #979fbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #97B2BE?: #97B2BE 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 #97B2BE?: The RGB value is 151, 178, 190: 151 red, 178 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B2BE?: The complementary color is #BEA397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.