#97aaa6

Color #97aaa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.51 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#97aaa6

RGB

rgb(151, 170, 166)

HSL

hsl(167.4, 10.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(167.4, 11.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.08, -7.42, -0.19)

LCH

lch(68.08, 7.42, 181.47)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.022, 181.56)

HWB

hwb(167.4, 59.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa979b

Analogous

#97aa9c

#97aaa6

#97a4aa

Triadic

#97aaa6

#a697aa

#aaa697

Split-complementary

#97aaa6

#aa97a4

#aa9c97

Tetradic

#97aaa6

#979baa

#aa979b

#aaa697

Square

#97aaa6

#9c97aa

#aa979b

#a4aa97

Shades

Color #97aaa6 mixed toward black.

#79928d

#607671

#485855

#303b39

#181d1c

Tints

Color #97aaa6 mixed toward white.

#a8b8b5

#bac6c4

#cbd4d2

#dce3e1

#eef1f0

Tones

Color #97aaa6 mixed toward gray.

#98a8a5

#9aa7a4

#9ca5a3

#9da4a2

#9fa2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9da7 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#98a8a8 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aaa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aaa6]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#97aaa6 (#97aaa6) is rgb(151, 170, 166) in RGB.

No, #97aaa6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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