Recognised as Colour
#97ACAC
- #97ACAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97ACAC is a cyan with RGB values 151, 172, 172 and HSL 180°, 11%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#97ACAC#97ACAC
HEX#97ACAC
RGBrgb(151, 172, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6745, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(180, 11.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 12.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,140
CSS custom property--colour: #97ACAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#685353
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC9797
Analogous#97ACA2, #97A2AC
Triadic#AC97AC, #ACAC97
Split complementary#AC97A2, #ACA297
Tetradic#A297AC, #AC9797, #A2AC97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G172
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)11.23%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AC · B AC
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