#97adab

Color #97adab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97adab

RGB

rgb(151, 173, 171)

HSL

hsl(174.5, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.5, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.04, -8, -1.55)

LCH

lch(69.04, 8.15, 190.97)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0246, 190.08)

HWB

hwb(174.5, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9799

Analogous

#97ada0

#97adab

#97a4ad

Triadic

#97adab

#ab97ad

#adab97

Split-complementary

#97adab

#ad97a4

#ada097

Tetradic

#97adab

#9799ad

#ad9799

#adab97

Square

#97adab

#a097ad

#ad9799

#a4ad97

Shades

Color #97adab mixed toward black.

#799593

#5f7976

#475b59

#303c3b

#181e1e

Tints

Color #97adab mixed toward white.

#a8bbb9

#bac8c7

#cbd6d5

#dce4e3

#eef1f1

Tones

Color #97adab mixed toward gray.

#99aba9

#9ba9a8

#9ca7a6

#9ea6a5

#a0a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#a09eac · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#98acac · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97adab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97adab]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#97adab (#97adab) is rgb(151, 173, 171) in RGB.

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

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