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#97AAA7 closest to Crown of Ash

#97AAA7 is a light gray; the closest named color is Crown of Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(151, 170, 167)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 10% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. #97AAA7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.62:1.

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Variations of #97AAA7

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#97AAA7 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#97AAA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97AAA7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4A5A7
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A8A7
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3A8A7
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4A5A7
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0A7A7
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #92ABA9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #95AAA8
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2A7A6

#97AAA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#97AAA7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.62:1 Very good#97AAA7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97AAA7 in CSS

/* Crown of Ash */
.color { color: #97AAA7; }
.background { background-color: #97AAA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97AAA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 170 167);
color: hsl(171 10% 63%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.022 185.3);

#97AAA7 FAQ

What color is #97AAA7?

#97AAA7 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #97AAA7?

#97AAA7 is rgb(151, 170, 167) in RGB, hsl(171, 10%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97AAA7?

The complementary color of #97AAA7 is #AA979A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97AAA7?

Black text has the best contrast on #97AAA7: 8.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97AAA7 a warm or cool color?

#97AAA7 is a neutral color.