All About Color #97999B

#97999B

About #97999B

#97999B is a light gray color with the hex code #97999B. In RGB it is red 151, green 153, blue 155; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 2%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 3%, 1%, 0%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.86:1 on white and 7.35:1 on black.

#97999B Color Conversion

Hex triplet97, 99, 9B
CMYK2.58%, 1.29%, 0.00%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal151, 153, 155
HSL210°, 2%, 60%
RGB Octal227, 231, 233
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 2.58%, 60.78%
RGB Binary10010111, 10011001, 10011011
CIE-L*AB63.12, -0.33, -1.31
RGB Percent59.22%, 60.00%, 60.78%
CIE-L*CH63.12, 1.35, 255.95
XYZ30.07, 31.73, 35.55
CIE-L*UV63.12, -1.23, -1.82
xyY0.31, 0.33, 31.73
Hunter-Lab56.33, -3.28, 2.01
RYB59.22%, 59.74%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#97999B on a dark background: contrast 7.35:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#97999B on a light background: contrast 2.86:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #97999B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#97999B · #C6C7C8 · #696B6D · #9B9997 · #C8C7C6

Analogous palette

#979B99 · #979B9B · #97999B · #97979B · #99979B

Triadic palette

#97999B · #9B9799 · #999B97 · #C6C7C8 · #C8C6C7

Tetradic palette

#97999B · #9B979B · #9B9997 · #979B97 · #696B6D

Monochromatic palette

#4B4D4E · #707375 · #97999B · #BEBFC1 · #E5E6E6

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