What color is #9C97A9?

#9C97A9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C97A9?

The RGB value is 156, 151, 169: 156 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C97A9?

The complementary color is #A4A997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C97A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C97A9 color

#9C97A9 rgb(156, 151, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C97A9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.2% green and 66.3% blue (156, 151, 169).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#9C97A9 color codes

HEX	`#9C97A9`
RGB	`rgb(156, 151, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, 5.38, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 10.26, 301.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.937, 32.066, 42.035)`
Decimal	`10262441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C97A9, 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 #9C97A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C97A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #9C97A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c97a9; }
.text { color: #9c97a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c97a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 151 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c97a9, #a597a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C97A9?: #9C97A9 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C97A9?: The RGB value is 156, 151, 169: 156 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C97A9?: The complementary color is #A4A997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C97A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.