Recognised as Colour
#97AEAB
- #97AEAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97AEAB is a cyan with RGB values 151, 174, 171 and HSL 172°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#97AEAB#97AEAB
HEX#97AEAB
RGBrgb(151, 174, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6824, 0.6706
RGB percentages59.2%, 68.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(172.2, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 1.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,651
CSS custom property--colour: #97AEAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#685154
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE979A
Analogous#97AE9F, #97A5AE
Triadic#AB97AE, #AEAB97
Split complementary#AE97A5, #AE9F97
Tetradic#9F97AE, #AE979A, #A5AE97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G174
B171
Red151 (59.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G AE · B AB
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