Information about #97A4AD color

#97A4AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #97A4AD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 164, 173) (59.2% red, 64.3% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97A4AD presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to El Nino (#92A0AC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cadet Grey (#91A3B0) and Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 164, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #97A4AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97A4AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97A4AD color variations

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

#97A4AD 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 #97A4AD

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

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97A4AD
  • RGB151, 164, 173
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(151, 164, 173)
  • HSL205°, 12%, 64%
  • HSL Precise204.545°, 11.828%, 63.529%
  • HSV205°, 13%, 68%
  • HSB205°, 13%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.643, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.643, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.643, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97A4AD
  • DECIMAL ID9938093
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01