Recognised as Colour
#97AEAC
- #97AEAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97AEAC is a cyan with RGB values 151, 174, 172 and HSL 175°, 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
#97AEAC#97AEAC
HEX#97AEAC
RGBrgb(151, 174, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6824, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 68.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(174.8, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,652
CSS custom property--colour: #97AEAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#685153
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 text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9799
Analogous#97AEA1, #97A4AE
Triadic#AC97AE, #AEAC97
Split complementary#AE97A4, #AEA197
Tetradic#A197AE, #AE9799, #A4AE97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G174
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue174.78°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G AE · B AC
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