#97acab

Color #97acab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97acab

RGB

rgb(151, 172, 171)

HSL

hsl(177.1, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.1, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.77, -7.46, -1.95)

LCH

lch(68.77, 7.71, 194.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0234, 193.09)

HWB

hwb(177.1, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9798

Analogous

#97aca0

#97acab

#97a2ac

Triadic

#97acab

#ab97ac

#acab97

Split-complementary

#97acab

#ac97a2

#aca097

Tetradic

#97acab

#9798ac

#ac9798

#acab97

Square

#97acab

#a097ac

#ac9798

#a2ac97

Shades

Color #97acab mixed toward black.

#799493

#607876

#485a59

#303c3b

#181e1e

Tints

Color #97acab mixed toward white.

#a8bab9

#bac8c7

#cbd5d5

#dce3e3

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #97acab mixed toward gray.

#99aaa9

#9aa8a8

#9ca7a6

#9ea5a5

#a0a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9eab · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#98abab · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97acab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97acab]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#97acab (#97acab) is rgb(151, 172, 171) in RGB.

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

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