Recognised as Colour
#97BAAB
- #97BAAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#97BAAB is a cyan with RGB values 151, 186, 171 and HSL 154°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#97BAAB#97BAAB
HEX#97BAAB
RGBrgb(151, 186, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7294, 0.6706
RGB percentages59.2%, 72.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(154.3, 20.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 18.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK18.8%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,943,723
CSS custom property--colour: #97BAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#684554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA97A6
Analogous#97BA9A, #97B8BA
Triadic#AB97BA, #BAAB97
Split complementary#BA97B8, #BA9A97
Tetradic#9997BA, #BA97A6, #B8BA97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G186
B171
Red151 (59.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue154.29°
Saturation (HSL)20.23%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BA · B AB
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