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#97ACAA closest to Stormy Bay

#97ACAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Stormy Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(151, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 11% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black. #97ACAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.80:1.

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Variations of #97ACAA

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5A6AA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9AAAA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5AAAA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5A6AA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A8AA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #91ADAB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #95ADAB
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4A9A8

#97ACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#97ACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.80:1 Very good#97ACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97ACAA in CSS

/* Stormy Bay */
.color { color: #97ACAA; }
.background { background-color: #97ACAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97ACAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 172 170);
color: hsl(174 11% 63%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.024 189.7);

#97ACAA FAQ

What color is #97ACAA?

#97ACAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #97ACAA?

#97ACAA is rgb(151, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(174, 11%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97ACAA?

The complementary color of #97ACAA is #AC9799, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97ACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #97ACAA: 8.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97ACAA a warm or cool color?

#97ACAA is a neutral color.