#97a6ad

Color #97a6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6ad

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 173)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.18, -3.8, -5.4)

LCH

lch(67.18, 6.6, 234.87)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0198, 227.45)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9e97

Analogous

#97ada9

#97a6ad

#979bad

Triadic

#97a6ad

#ad97a6

#a6ad97

Split-complementary

#97a6ad

#ad979b

#ada997

Tetradic

#97a6ad

#9e97ad

#ad9e97

#a6ad97

Square

#97a6ad

#a997ad

#ad9e97

#9bad97

Shades

Color #97a6ad mixed toward black.

#798c95

#5f7179

#47545b

#30383c

#181c1e

Tints

Color #97a6ad mixed toward white.

#a8b5bb

#bac4c8

#cbd2d6

#dce1e4

#eef0f1

Tones

Color #97a6ad mixed toward gray.

#99a5ab

#9ba5a9

#9ca4a7

#9ea3a6

#a0a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9cab · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#98aaaa · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6ad]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#97a6ad (#97a6ad) is rgb(151, 166, 173) in RGB.

No, #97a6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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