#97a997

Color #97a997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97a997

RGB

rgb(151, 169, 151)

HSL

hsl(120, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 0%, 10.7%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.42, -9.8, 7.17)

LCH

lch(67.42, 12.14, 143.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0326, 145.24)

HWB

hwb(120, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a997a9

Analogous

#a0a997

#97a997

#97a9a0

Triadic

#97a997

#9797a9

#a99797

Split-complementary

#97a997

#a097a9

#a997a0

Tetradic

#97a997

#97a9a9

#a997a9

#a99797

Square

#97a997

#97a0a9

#a997a9

#a9a097

Shades

Color #97a997 mixed toward black.

#7a917a

#607560

#485848

#303a30

#181d18

Tints

Color #97a997 mixed toward white.

#a8b7a8

#bac6ba

#cbd4cb

#dce2dc

#eef1ee

Tones

Color #97a997 mixed toward gray.

#98a798

#9aa69a

#9ba49b

#9da39d

#9ea19e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f9c · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9d9d · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#989fa0 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a997]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#97a997 (#97a997) is rgb(151, 169, 151) in RGB.

No, #97a997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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