#97a1ae

Color #97a1ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#97a1ae

RGB

rgb(151, 161, 174)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 12.4%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 13.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.85, -0.84, -7.94)

LCH

lch(65.85, 7.98, 263.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0222, 254.84)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 59.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea497

Analogous

#97acae

#97a1ae

#9897ae

Triadic

#97a1ae

#ae97a1

#a1ae97

Split-complementary

#97a1ae

#ae9897

#acae97

Tetradic

#97a1ae

#a497ae

#aea497

#a1ae97

Square

#97a1ae

#ae97ac

#aea497

#97ae98

Shades

Color #97a1ae mixed toward black.

#798596

#5f6b7a

#47505b

#2f353d

#181b1e

Tints

Color #97a1ae mixed toward white.

#a8b1bb

#bac0c9

#cbd0d6

#dce0e4

#eeeff1

Tones

Color #97a1ae mixed toward gray.

#99a1ac

#9ba1aa

#9da2a8

#9fa2a6

#a1a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cab · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9b9aaa · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#98a9a8 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a1ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a1ae]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a1ae (#97a1ae) is rgb(151, 161, 174) in RGB.

No, #97a1ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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