#97a6aa

Color #97a6aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6aa

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 170)

HSL

hsl(192.6, 10.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.6, 11.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(67.09, -4.43, -3.86)

LCH

lch(67.09, 5.88, 221.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0179, 215.46)

HWB

hwb(192.6, 59.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9b97

Analogous

#97aaa4

#97a6aa

#979caa

Triadic

#97a6aa

#aa97a6

#a6aa97

Split-complementary

#97a6aa

#aa979c

#aaa497

Tetradic

#97a6aa

#9b97aa

#aa9b97

#a6aa97

Square

#97a6aa

#a497aa

#aa9b97

#9caa97

Shades

Color #97a6aa mixed toward black.

#798d92

#607176

#485558

#30393b

#181c1d

Tints

Color #97a6aa mixed toward white.

#a8b5b8

#bac4c6

#cbd2d4

#dce1e3

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #97a6aa mixed toward gray.

#98a5a8

#9aa4a7

#9ca3a5

#9da2a4

#9fa1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9d9ca9 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#98a8a8 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6aa]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#97a6aa (#97a6aa) is rgb(151, 166, 170) in RGB.

No, #97a6aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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