#97adad

Color #97adad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97adad

RGB

rgb(151, 173, 173)

HSL

hsl(180, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.1, -7.58, -2.57)

LCH

lch(69.1, 8, 198.73)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0244, 196.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9797

Analogous

#97ada2

#97adad

#97a2ad

Triadic

#97adad

#ad97ad

#adad97

Split-complementary

#97adad

#ad97a2

#ada297

Tetradic

#97adad

#9797ad

#ad9797

#adad97

Square

#97adad

#a297ad

#ad9797

#a2ad97

Shades

Color #97adad mixed toward black.

#799595

#5f7979

#475b5b

#303c3c

#181e1e

Tints

Color #97adad mixed toward white.

#a8bbbb

#bac8c8

#cbd6d6

#dce4e4

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #97adad mixed toward gray.

#99abab

#9ba9a9

#9ca7a7

#9ea6a6

#a0a4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ad · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#a09ead · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#98adad · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97adad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97adad]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#97adad (#97adad) is rgb(151, 173, 173) in RGB.

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

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