Colour
#97AEAF
- #97AEAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97AEAF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 174, 175 and HSL 183°, 13%, 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
#97AEAF#97AEAF
HEX#97AEAF
RGBrgb(151, 174, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6824, 0.6863
RGB percentages59.2%, 68.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(182.5, 13%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 13.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK13.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,655
CSS custom property--colour: #97AEAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#685150
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 text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF9897
Analogous#97AFA4, #97A2AF
Triadic#AF97AE, #AEAF97
Split complementary#AF97A2, #AFA497
Tetradic#A497AF, #AF9897, #A2AF97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G174
B175
Red151 (59.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue182.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AE · B AF
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