What color is #9997B5?

#9997B5 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 #9997B5?

The RGB value is 153, 151, 181: 153 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9997B5?

The complementary color is #B3B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9997B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9997B5 color

#9997B5 rgb(153, 151, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9997B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 59.2% green and 71% blue (153, 151, 181).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9997B5 color codes

HEX	`#9997B5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 151, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 59.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 6.94, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 16.8, 294.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.542, 32.241, 48.216)`
Decimal	`10065845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9997B5, 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 #9997B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9997B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9997B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9997b5; }
.text { color: #9997b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9997b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 151 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9997b5, #a897b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9997B5?: #9997B5 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 #9997B5?: The RGB value is 153, 151, 181: 153 red, 151 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9997B5?: The complementary color is #B3B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9997B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.