#97b2ae

Color #97b2ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#97b2ae

RGB

rgb(151, 178, 174)

HSL

hsl(171.1, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.1, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 2.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.51, -10.04, -1.06)

LCH

lch(70.51, 10.1, 186.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0301, 185.71)

HWB

hwb(171.1, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2979b

Analogous

#97b2a0

#97b2ae

#97a8b2

Triadic

#97b2ae

#ae97b2

#b2ae97

Split-complementary

#97b2ae

#b297a8

#b2a097

Tetradic

#97b2ae

#979bb2

#b2979b

#b2ae97

Square

#97b2ae

#a097b2

#b2979b

#a8b297

Shades

Color #97b2ae mixed toward black.

#779b95

#5d7e79

#465e5b

#2f3f3d

#171f1e

Tints

Color #97b2ae mixed toward white.

#a8bfbb

#baccc9

#cbd8d6

#dce5e4

#eef2f1

Tones

Color #97b2ae mixed toward gray.

#99b0ac

#9badab

#9eaba9

#a0a9a8

#a2a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4af · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a0af · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#98b0b0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97b2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b2ae]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#97b2ae (#97b2ae) is rgb(151, 178, 174) in RGB.

No, #97b2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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