#97a0ac

Color #97a0ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#97a0ac

RGB

rgb(151, 160, 172)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.51, -0.72, -7.31)

LCH

lch(65.51, 7.35, 264.37)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0203, 255.49)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca397

Analogous

#97aaac

#97a0ac

#9897ac

Triadic

#97a0ac

#ac97a0

#a0ac97

Split-complementary

#97a0ac

#ac9897

#aaac97

Tetradic

#97a0ac

#a397ac

#aca397

#a0ac97

Square

#97a0ac

#ac97aa

#aca397

#97ac98

Shades

Color #97a0ac mixed toward black.

#798594

#606a78

#484f5a

#30353c

#181a1e

Tints

Color #97a0ac mixed toward white.

#a8b0ba

#bac0c8

#cbcfd5

#dcdfe3

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #97a0ac mixed toward gray.

#99a0aa

#9aa0a8

#9ca1a7

#9ea1a5

#a0a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9a9aa9 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#97a7a6 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a0ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a0ac]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a0ac (#97a0ac) is rgb(151, 160, 172) in RGB.

No, #97a0ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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