#97aaae

Color #97aaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97aaae

RGB

rgb(151, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(190.4, 12.4%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.4, 13.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -5.76, -4.3)

LCH

lch(68.3, 7.19, 216.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.022, 211.81)

HWB

hwb(190.4, 59.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9b97

Analogous

#97aea6

#97aaae

#979eae

Triadic

#97aaae

#ae97aa

#aaae97

Split-complementary

#97aaae

#ae979e

#aea697

Tetradic

#97aaae

#9b97ae

#ae9b97

#aaae97

Square

#97aaae

#a697ae

#ae9b97

#9eae97

Shades

Color #97aaae mixed toward black.

#799196

#5f757a

#47585b

#2f3b3d

#181d1e

Tints

Color #97aaae mixed toward white.

#a8b8bb

#bac6c9

#cbd4d6

#dce3e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #97aaae mixed toward gray.

#99a9ac

#9ba7aa

#9da6a8

#9fa5a6

#a1a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ad · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9e9dad · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#98acac · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97aaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aaae]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#97aaae (#97aaae) is rgb(151, 170, 174) in RGB.

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

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