What color is #9D97AE?

#9D97AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D97AE?

The RGB value is 157, 151, 174: 157 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D97AE?

The complementary color is #A8AE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D97AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D97AE color

#9D97AE rgb(157, 151, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D97AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 59.2% green and 68.2% blue (157, 151, 174).

Its hue angle is 256°, 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 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#9D97AE color codes

HEX	`#9D97AE`
RGB	`rgb(157, 151, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 59.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, 6.77, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 13.07, 301.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.61, 32.357, 44.564)`
Decimal	`10327982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D97AE, 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 #9D97AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D97AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #9D97AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d97ae; }
.text { color: #9d97ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d97ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 151 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d97ae, #a897ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9D97AE?: #9D97AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D97AE?: The RGB value is 157, 151, 174: 157 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D97AE?: The complementary color is #A8AE97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D97AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.