Colour
#97ACAE
- #97ACAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97ACAE is a cyan with RGB values 151, 172, 174 and HSL 185°, 12%, 64%. 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
#97ACAE#97ACAE
HEX#97ACAE
RGBrgb(151, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(185.2, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK13.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,142
CSS custom property--colour: #97ACAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#685351
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 text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9997
Analogous#97AEA4, #97A1AE
Triadic#AE97AC, #ACAE97
Split complementary#AE97A1, #AEA497
Tetradic#A497AE, #AE9997, #A1AE97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G172
B174
Red151 (59.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue185.22°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AC · B AE
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