Information about #97A696 color

#97A696 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97A696 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 166, 150) — 59.2% red, 65.1% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 0 / 6 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#97A696 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Edward (#97A49A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Ash (#9BA49E) and Pewter (#91A092).

The recipe behind #97A696 is rgb(151, 166, 150), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97A696: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97A696 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97A696 color variations

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

#97A696 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 #97A696

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

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97A696
  • RGB151, 166, 150
  • CMYK6, 0, 6, 35
  • CSSrgb(151, 166, 150)
  • HSL116°, 8%, 62%
  • HSL Precise116.25°, 8.247%, 61.961%
  • HSV116°, 10%, 65%
  • HSB116°, 10%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.651, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.651, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.651, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97A696
  • DECIMAL ID9938582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01