What color is #9A97A0?

#9A97A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A97A0?

The RGB value is 154, 151, 160: 154 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A97A0?

The complementary color is #9DA097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A97A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A97A0 color

#9A97A0 rgb(154, 151, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A97A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.2% green and 62.7% blue (154, 151, 160).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9A97A0 color codes

HEX	`#9A97A0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 151, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 2.84, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 5.18, 303.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.737, 31.541, 37.72)`
Decimal	`10131360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A97A0, 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 #9A97A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A97A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9A97A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a97a0; }
.text { color: #9a97a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a97a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 151 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a97a0, #9f97a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A97A0?: #9A97A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A97A0?: The RGB value is 154, 151, 160: 154 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A97A0?: The complementary color is #9DA097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A97A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.