#97a1af

Color #97a1af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97a1af

RGB

rgb(151, 161, 175)

HSL

hsl(215, 13%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 13.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 8%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.88, -0.63, -8.45)

LCH

lch(65.88, 8.47, 265.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0234, 256.68)

HWB

hwb(215, 59.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa597

Analogous

#97adaf

#97a1af

#9997af

Triadic

#97a1af

#af97a1

#a1af97

Split-complementary

#97a1af

#af9997

#adaf97

Tetradic

#97a1af

#a597af

#afa597

#a1af97

Square

#97a1af

#af97ad

#afa597

#97af99

Shades

Color #97a1af mixed toward black.

#788597

#5f6a7b

#47505c

#2f353d

#181b1f

Tints

Color #97a1af mixed toward white.

#a8b1bc

#bac0ca

#cbd0d7

#dce0e4

#eeeff2

Tones

Color #97a1af mixed toward gray.

#99a1ad

#9ba2ab

#9da2a9

#9fa2a7

#a1a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

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

#9b9cac · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9aab · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#98a9a9 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a1af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a1af]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a1af (#97a1af) is rgb(151, 161, 175) in RGB.

No, #97a1af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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