Recognised as Colour
#97A9A3
- #97A9A3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97A9A3 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 169, 163 and HSL 160°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#97A9A3#97A9A3
HEX#97A9A3
RGBrgb(151, 169, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6627, 0.6392
RGB percentages59.2%, 66.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(160, 9.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 10.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK10.7%, 0%, 3.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,363
CSS custom property--colour: #97A9A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#68565C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9979D
Analogous#97A99A, #97A6A9
Triadic#A397A9, #A9A397
Split complementary#A997A6, #A99A97
Tetradic#9A97A9, #A9979D, #A6A997
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G169
B163
Red151 (59.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)9.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G A9 · B A3
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