Information about #97AFA2 color

#97AFA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97AFA2 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 175, 162) — 59.2% red, 68.6% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 5 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97AFA2 is a gently muted fresh green-cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tower Grey (#9CACA5). Slightly further away sit Robins Egg Blue (#9EAA9E) and Sorrento (#9AB0AC).

The recipe behind #97AFA2 is rgb(151, 175, 162), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #97AFA2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#97AFA2 color variations

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#97AFA2 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 #97AFA2

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

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AFA2
  • RGB151, 175, 162
  • CMYK9, 0, 5, 31
  • CSSrgb(151, 175, 162)
  • HSL148°, 13%, 64%
  • HSL Precise147.5°, 13.043%, 63.922%
  • HSV148°, 14%, 69%
  • HSB148°, 14%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.686, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.686, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.686, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97AFA2
  • DECIMAL ID9940898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01