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#97A2AD

#97a2ad ≈ Dark Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#97a2ad is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.53% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.72% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 11.83% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3544

Complementary

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #ada297

Split complementary

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #ad9797
  3. #adad97

Analogous

  1. #97adad
  2. #97a2ad
  3. #9797ad

Triadic

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #ad97a2
  3. #a2ad97

Tetradic

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #a297ad
  3. #ada297
  4. #a2ad97

Square

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #ad97ad
  3. #ada297
  4. #97ad97

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5660
  2. #6d7c8a
  3. #97a2ad
  4. #c2c8cf
  5. #edeff0

Shades

#97a2ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #88929c
  3. #79828a
  4. #6a7179
  5. #5b6168
  6. #4c5157
  7. #3c4145
  8. #2d3134
  9. #1e2023
  10. #0f1011
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a2ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #a1abb5
  3. #acb5bd
  4. #b6bec6
  5. #c1c7ce
  6. #cbd1d6
  7. #d5dade
  8. #e0e3e6
  9. #eaecef
  10. #f5f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a2ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a2ad
  2. #959fa9
  3. #929ba4
  4. #9098a0
  5. #8e949b
  6. #8c9197
  7. #898e92
  8. #878a8e
  9. #858789
  10. #828385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba0ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a4a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ba2ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aa1ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94a4a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a2ad {
  color: #97a2ad;
}
Background
.bg-97a2ad {
  background-color: #97a2ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a2ad {
  border: 2px solid #97a2ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a2ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 162 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 12% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a2ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a2ad, #9797ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a2ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 162 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.84 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.98 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.68 #685d52 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#97a2ad  rgb(151, 162, 173)  hsl(210, 12%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#ada297  rgb(173, 162, 151)  hsl(30, 12%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#ad97a2  rgb(173, 151, 162)  hsl(330, 12%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#a2ad97  rgb(162, 173, 151)  hsl(90, 12%, 64%)  Ash Gray