What color is #9B97AD?

#9B97AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B97AD?

The RGB value is 155, 151, 173: 155 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B97AD?

The complementary color is #A9AD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B97AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B97AD color

#9B97AD rgb(155, 151, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B97AD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (155, 151, 173).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#9B97AD color codes

HEX	`#9B97AD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 5.87, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 12.41, 298.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.126, 32.119, 44.034)`
Decimal	`10196909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B97AD, 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 #9B97AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B97AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #9B97AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b97ad; }
.text { color: #9b97ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b97ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b97ad, #a697ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B97AD?: #9B97AD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B97AD?: The RGB value is 155, 151, 173: 155 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B97AD?: The complementary color is #A9AD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B97AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.