Medium Grey (9797BA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #9797BA

RGB rgb(151, 151, 186)

HSL hsl(240°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:19% M:19% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.329

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.82:1

Aa — #9797BA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.45:1

Aa — #9797BA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9797BA #BABA97

Analogous

#97A8BA #9797BA #A897BA

Triadic

#9797BA #BA9797 #97BA97

Split-comp.

#9797BA #BAA897 #A8BA97

Tetradic

#9797BA #BA97A8 #BABA97 #97BAA8

Monochromatic

#3C3C49 #6A6A81 #A0A0B1 #BCBCC8 #E6E6EA

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