Palettes / Colors / #97877E

#97877E — Silver Grey

#97877E is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #97877E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97877E is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7D8D97; it also sits naturally between #977D80 and #97937D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 53% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 17% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97877E

.text { color: #97877E; }
.background { background-color: #97877E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97877E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 135, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 11%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97877E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 135, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97877E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 135, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97877E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97877E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D8D97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97877E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97877E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97877E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97877E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #97877D  ·  #97877F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97877E?

#97877E is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 151, 135, 126). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97877E?

#97877E is RGB 151, 135, 126 — HSL 22°, 11%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 17%, 41%.

What colors go with #97877E?

Its complement is #7D8D97; analogous partners are #977D80 and #97937D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97877E for text?

Black text on #97877E has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.45:1.