What color is #9897B2?

#9897B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9897B2?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 178: 152 red, 151 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9897B2?

The complementary color is #B1B297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9897B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9897B2 color

#9897B2 rgb(152, 151, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9897B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 69.8% blue (152, 151, 178).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#9897B2 color codes

HEX	`#9897B2`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 5.94, -13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 15.11, 293.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.05, 32.023, 46.603)`
Decimal	`10000306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9897B2, 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 #9897B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9897B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #9897B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9897b2; }
.text { color: #9897b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9897b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9897b2, #a597b2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9897B2?: #9897B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9897B2?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 178: 152 red, 151 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9897B2?: The complementary color is #B1B297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9897B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.