What color is #9A97AC?

#9A97AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A97AC?

The RGB value is 154, 151, 172: 154 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A97AC?

The complementary color is #A9AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A97AC?

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.

#9A97AC color

#9A97AC rgb(154, 151, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A97AC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.2% green and 67.5% blue (154, 151, 172).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9A97AC color codes

HEX	`#9A97AC`
RGB	`rgb(154, 151, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, 5.32, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 11.81, 296.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.838, 31.982, 43.517)`
Decimal	`10131372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A97AC, 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 #9A97AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A97AC 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 #9A97AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a97ac; }
.text { color: #9a97ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a97ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 151 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a97ac, #a497ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A97AC?: #9A97AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A97AC?: The RGB value is 154, 151, 172: 154 red, 151 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A97AC?: The complementary color is #A9AC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A97AC?: 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.