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#97AEA7

Greige · light cool green

About #97AEA7

With the hex code #97AEA7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AE979E, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green174
Blue167

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #97AEA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #97AEA7.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #97AEA7.
8.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97AEA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97AEA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A8A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92AFAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AEA7?

With the hex code #97AEA7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 68% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97AEA7?

Use black text. Black on #97AEA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AEA7?

Its complementary colour is #AE979E, and analogous partners are #97AE9B and #97AAAE.