Information about #97AFB3 color

#97AFB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97AFB3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 175, 179) — 59.2% red, 68.6% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 2 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #97AFB3 reads as a calm, restrained cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Botticelli (#92ACB4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sorrento (#9AB0AC) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 175, 179) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97AFB3: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97AFB3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97AFB3 color variations

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

#97AFB3 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 #97AFB3

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

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AFB3
  • RGB151, 175, 179
  • CMYK11, 2, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(151, 175, 179)
  • HSL189°, 16%, 65%
  • HSL Precise188.571°, 15.556%, 64.706%
  • HSV189°, 16%, 70%
  • HSB189°, 16%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.686, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.686, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.686, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97AFB3
  • DECIMAL ID9940915
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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