#97a8a8

Color #97a8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97a8a8

RGB

rgb(151, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(180, 8.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 10.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.58, -5.93, -2.03)

LCH

lch(67.58, 6.27, 198.9)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0191, 196.73)

HWB

hwb(180, 59.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89797

Analogous

#97a89f

#97a8a8

#979fa8

Triadic

#97a8a8

#a897a8

#a8a897

Split-complementary

#97a8a8

#a8979f

#a89f97

Tetradic

#97a8a8

#9797a8

#a89797

#a8a897

Square

#97a8a8

#9f97a8

#a89797

#9fa897

Shades

Color #97a8a8 mixed toward black.

#7a9090

#617474

#495757

#303a3a

#181d1d

Tints

Color #97a8a8 mixed toward white.

#a8b6b6

#bac5c5

#cbd3d3

#dce2e2

#eef0f0

Tones

Color #97a8a8 mixed toward gray.

#98a6a6

#9aa5a5

#9ba4a4

#9da2a2

#9ea1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa8 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9ca8 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#98a8a8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a8a8]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#97a8a8 (#97a8a8) is rgb(151, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #97a8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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