Information about #97A197 color

#97A197 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97A197 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 161, 151) — 59.2% red, 63.1% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 4 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#97A197 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Edward (#97A49A). Slightly further away sit Half Stack (#989C99) and Delta (#999B95).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 161, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97A197 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97A197 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#97A197 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #97A197

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97A197
  • RGB151, 161, 151
  • CMYK4, 0, 4, 37
  • CSSrgb(151, 161, 151)
  • HSL120°, 5%, 61%
  • HSL Precise120°, 5.051%, 61.176%
  • HSV120°, 6%, 63%
  • HSB120°, 6%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.631, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.631, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.631, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97A197
  • DECIMAL ID9937303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01