What color is #9F97AA?

#9F97AA 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 #9F97AA?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 170: 159 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F97AA?

The complementary color is #A2AA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F97AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F97AA color

#9F97AA rgb(159, 151, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F97AA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 66.7% blue (159, 151, 170).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#9F97AA color codes

HEX	`#9F97AA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, 6.63, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 11.06, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.619, 32.406, 42.559)`
Decimal	`10459050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F97AA, 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 #9F97AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F97AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #9F97AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f97aa; }
.text { color: #9f97aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f97aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f97aa, #a997aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9F97AA?: #9F97AA 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 #9F97AA?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 170: 159 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F97AA?: The complementary color is #A2AA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F97AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.