#97a6b1

Color #97a6b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6b1

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 177)

HSL

hsl(205.4, 14.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.4, 14.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 6.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(67.3, -2.95, -7.46)

LCH

lch(67.3, 8.02, 248.42)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0233, 239.58)

HWB

hwb(205.4, 59.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a297

Analogous

#97b1af

#97a6b1

#9799b1

Triadic

#97a6b1

#b197a6

#a6b197

Split-complementary

#97a6b1

#b19799

#b1af97

Tetradic

#97a6b1

#a297b1

#b1a297

#a6b197

Square

#97a6b1

#af97b1

#b1a297

#99b197

Shades

Color #97a6b1 mixed toward black.

#788b9a

#5e707d

#46545e

#2f383e

#171c1f

Tints

Color #97a6b1 mixed toward white.

#a8b5be

#bac4cb

#cbd2d8

#dce1e5

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #97a6b1 mixed toward gray.

#99a6af

#9ba5ad

#9da5aa

#a0a5a8

#a2a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eae · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9cae · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#98acac · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6b1]

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Frequently asked questions

#97a6b1 (#97a6b1) is rgb(151, 166, 177) in RGB.

No, #97a6b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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