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#97A69B

#97a69b ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#97a69b is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 65.1% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.63% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 136°, with 7.77% saturation and 62.16% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3622

Complementary

  1. #97a69b
  2. #a697a2

Split complementary

  1. #97a69b
  2. #a397a6
  3. #a6979b

Analogous

  1. #9ba697
  2. #97a69b
  3. #97a6a3

Triadic

  1. #97a69b
  2. #9b97a6
  3. #a69b97

Tetradic

  1. #97a69b
  2. #97a2a6
  3. #a697a2
  4. #a69b97

Square

  1. #97a69b
  2. #979ba6
  3. #a697a2
  4. #a6a397

Monochromatic

  1. #4c584f
  2. #6f8274
  3. #97a69b
  4. #c0c9c3
  5. #e9edea

Shades

#97a69b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a69b
  2. #88958c
  3. #79857c
  4. #6a746d
  5. #5b645d
  6. #4c534e
  7. #3c423e
  8. #2d322f
  9. #1e211f
  10. #0f1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a69b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a69b
  2. #a1afa5
  3. #acb8af
  4. #b6c1b9
  5. #c1cac3
  6. #cbd3cd
  7. #d5dbd7
  8. #e0e4e1
  9. #eaedeb
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a69b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a69b
  2. #95a298
  3. #929e96
  4. #909b93
  5. #8e9790
  6. #8c938e
  7. #898f8b
  8. #878b88
  9. #858885
  10. #828483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a19c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a49b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea39b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96a6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a69b {
  color: #97a69b;
}
Background
.bg-97a69b {
  background-color: #97a69b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a69b {
  border: 2px solid #97a69b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a69b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 166 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 8% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a69b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a69b, #97a6a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a69b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 166 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.18 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.55 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.27 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.49 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 13.07 #685964 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#97a69b  rgb(151, 166, 155)  hsl(136, 8%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#a697a2  rgb(166, 151, 162)  hsl(316, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#9b97a6  rgb(155, 151, 166)  hsl(256, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#a69b97  rgb(166, 155, 151)  hsl(16, 8%, 62%)  Dark Gray