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#97A293

#97a293 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#97a293 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.53% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.26% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 104°, with 7.46% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3453

Complementary

  1. #97a293
  2. #9e93a2

Split complementary

  1. #97a293
  2. #9793a2
  3. #a2939f

Analogous

  1. #9fa293
  2. #97a293
  3. #93a297

Triadic

  1. #97a293
  2. #9397a2
  3. #a29397

Tetradic

  1. #97a293
  2. #93a29e
  3. #9e93a2
  4. #a29397

Square

  1. #97a293
  2. #939fa2
  3. #9e93a2
  4. #a29793

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5448
  2. #707d6c
  3. #97a293
  4. #bfc5bc
  5. #e6e9e5

Shades

#97a293 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a293
  2. #889284
  3. #798276
  4. #6a7167
  5. #5b6158
  6. #4c514a
  7. #3c413b
  8. #2d312c
  9. #1e201d
  10. #0f100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a293 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a293
  2. #a1ab9e
  3. #acb5a9
  4. #b6beb3
  5. #c1c7be
  6. #cbd1c9
  7. #d5dad4
  8. #e0e3df
  9. #eaece9
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a293 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a293
  2. #959f91
  3. #929b8f
  4. #90988d
  5. #8e948b
  6. #8c918a
  7. #898e88
  8. #878a86
  9. #858784
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39f92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19e94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97a19e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa093 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da093 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97a199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a293 {
  color: #97a293;
}
Background
.bg-97a293 {
  background-color: #97a293;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a293 {
  border: 2px solid #97a293;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a293;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 162 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 7% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a293 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a293, #93a297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a293 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 162 147 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.97 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.48 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.65 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.91 #685d6c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#97a293  rgb(151, 162, 147)  hsl(104, 7%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9e93a2  rgb(158, 147, 162)  hsl(284, 7%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9397a2  rgb(147, 151, 162)  hsl(224, 7%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#a29397  rgb(162, 147, 151)  hsl(344, 7%, 61%)  Rose Quartz