#97a9b2

Color #97a9b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97a9b2

RGB

rgb(151, 169, 178)

HSL

hsl(200, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.14, -4.36, -6.75)

LCH

lch(68.14, 8.04, 237.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.024, 229.22)

HWB

hwb(200, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a097

Analogous

#97b2ad

#97a9b2

#979bb2

Triadic

#97a9b2

#b297a9

#a9b297

Split-complementary

#97a9b2

#b2979b

#b2ad97

Tetradic

#97a9b2

#a097b2

#b2a097

#a9b297

Square

#97a9b2

#ad97b2

#b2a097

#9bb297

Shades

Color #97a9b2 mixed toward black.

#778f9b

#5d737e

#46565e

#2f3a3f

#171d1f

Tints

Color #97a9b2 mixed toward white.

#a8b7bf

#bac6cc

#cbd4d8

#dce2e5

#eef1f2

Tones

Color #97a9b2 mixed toward gray.

#99a8b0

#9ba7ad

#9ea7ab

#a0a6a9

#a2a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb0 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9daf · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#98aeae · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a9b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a9b2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#97a9b2 (#97a9b2) is rgb(151, 169, 178) in RGB.

No, #97a9b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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