Information about #97AFAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#97AFAA is a softly toned aqua cyan 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 practically indistinguishable from Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Slightly further away sit Tower Grey (#9CACA5) and Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8).
The recipe behind #97AFAA is rgb(151, 175, 170), 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97AFAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#97AFAA color variations
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#97AFAA color tints
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#97AFAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#97AFAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#97AFAA color hues
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#97AFAA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #97AFAA color
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Nearest named colors to #97AFAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9AB0AC
#9CACA5
#9CA8A8
#98B7AF
#A0B1AE
#92ACB4
#A1A9A8
#A4AEA8
#A2AAB1
#8BA9A5
#8AAEA4
#A4ADB0
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#97AFAA
- RGB151, 175, 170
- CMYK9, 0, 2, 31
- CSSrgb(151, 175, 170)
- HSL168°, 13%, 64%
- HSL Precise167.5°, 13.043%, 63.922%
- HSV168°, 14%, 69%
- HSB168°, 14%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.686, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.686, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.686, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID97AFAA
- DECIMAL ID9940906
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
