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#97A497

#97a497 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#97a497 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, 64.31% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.93% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 6.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.76.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3536

Complementary

  1. #97a497
  2. #a497a4

Split complementary

  1. #97a497
  2. #9d97a4
  3. #a4979d

Analogous

  1. #9da497
  2. #97a497
  3. #97a49d

Triadic

  1. #97a497
  2. #9797a4
  3. #a49797

Tetradic

  1. #97a497
  2. #97a4a4
  3. #a497a4
  4. #a49797

Square

  1. #97a497
  2. #979da4
  3. #a497a4
  4. #a49d97

Monochromatic

  1. #4c564c
  2. #6f7f6f
  3. #97a497
  4. #c0c8c0
  5. #e9ebe9

Shades

#97a497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a497
  2. #889488
  3. #798379
  4. #6a736a
  5. #5b625b
  6. #4c524c
  7. #3c423c
  8. #2d312d
  9. #1e211e
  10. #0f100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a497
  2. #a1ada1
  3. #acb6ac
  4. #b6bfb6
  5. #c1c8c1
  6. #cbd2cb
  7. #d5dbd5
  8. #e0e4e0
  9. #eaedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a497
  2. #95a095
  3. #929d92
  4. #909990
  5. #8e968e
  6. #8c928c
  7. #898e89
  8. #878b87
  9. #858785
  10. #828482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a196 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a098 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96a3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a39d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a497 {
  color: #97a497;
}
Background
.bg-97a497 {
  background-color: #97a497;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a497 {
  border: 2px solid #97a497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 164 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 7% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a497, #97a49d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 164 151 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.70 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.81 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.87 #685b68 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#97a497  rgb(151, 164, 151)  hsl(120, 7%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#a497a4  rgb(164, 151, 164)  hsl(300, 7%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#9797a4  rgb(151, 151, 164)  hsl(240, 7%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#a49797  rgb(164, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 7%, 62%)  Taupe Gray