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#97AEA8

Silver · light cool green

About #97AEA8

#97AEA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 68% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 12.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AE979D (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green174
Blue168

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #97AEA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #97AEA8.
2.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #97AEA8.
8.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97AEA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97AEA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACABA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A8A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#92AFAC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AEA8?

#97AEA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 68% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97AEA8?

Use black text. Black on #97AEA8 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AEA8?

Its complementary colour is #AE979D, and analogous partners are #97AE9C and #97A9AE.