What color is #97B8BB?

#97B8BB 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 #97B8BB?

The RGB value is 151, 184, 187: 151 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B8BB?

The complementary color is #BB9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B8BB color

#97B8BB rgb(151, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B8BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (151, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#97B8BB color codes

HEX	`#97B8BB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, -10.45, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 11.68, 206.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.87, 44.447, 53.535)`
Decimal	`9943227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B8BB, 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 #97B8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #97B8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b8bb; }
.text { color: #97b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b8bb, #97a6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B8BB?: #97B8BB 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 #97B8BB?: The RGB value is 151, 184, 187: 151 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B8BB?: The complementary color is #BB9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.