#97A8B4

Accessibility

AAA

8.58:1

Vs white / black

2.45:1 · 8.58:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#97a8b4

RGB

rgb(151, 168, 180)

RGBA

rgba(151, 168, 180, 1)

HSL

hsl(205, 16%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(205, 16%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(205, 16%, 71%)

LAB

lab(67.93% -3.39 -8.18)

LCH

lch(67.93% 8.85 247.49)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7222 -0.0135 -0.0221)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7222 0.0259 238.58)

XYZ

xyz(35.00, 37.88, 48.64)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 29%)

CSS

color: #97a8b4;

CSS variable

--color-97a8b4: #97a8b4;

SCSS

$color-97a8b4: #97a8b4;

JavaScript

const color = "#97a8b4";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#97a8b4";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#97a8b4" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#97a8b4", "rgb": { "r": 151, "g": 168, "b": 180 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7222 0.0259 238.58)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#97a8b4-1: #97a8b4;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.37 · #9CA3AF

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.98 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.27 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.5 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e9f7ff 100dceaf4 200c9d6e0 300b1c0cb 40093a4b0 500788994 60064727c 7004f5b64 8003a454d 900263138 950121c23

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f8f9 eef1f3 e5e9ec dce2e6 d4dbe0 cbd4da c2ccd3 bac5cd b1bec7 a8b7c1 a0afba 97a8b4 8a9aa5 7e8c96 717e87 657078 586269 4c545a 3f464b 32383c 262a2d 191c1e 0d0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f8f9 eef1f3 e5e9ec dce2e6 d4dbe0 cbd4da c2ccd3 bac5cd b1bec7 a8b7c1 a0afba

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8a9aa5 7e8c96 717e87 657078 586269 4c545a 3f464b 32383c 262a2d 191c1e 0d0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

95a5b0 93a1ab 919ea7 8f9ba3 8d979e 8c949a 8a9196 888d91 868a8d 848789 828384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#97A8B4Stop 1 #B4A397Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#97B4B2Stop 1 #97A8B4Stop 2 #979AB4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#97A8B4Stop 1 #B497A8Stop 2 #A8B497Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#97A8B4Stop 1 #B4979AStop 2 #B4B297Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B343BStop 1 #4B5C68Stop 2 #6B8394Stop 3 #97A8B4Stop 4 #C4CDD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #97a8b4 works

#97A8B4 (#97a8b4) sits in the light blue family at about 205° hue, 16% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 2.45:1 on white and 8.58:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #97a8b4 as small body text on white — 2.45:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Concrete#95A5A6 Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E