#97AEA9
Silver · light cool teal
About #97AEA9
#97AEA9 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 68% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 12.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AE979C — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #97AEA9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #97AEA9?
#97AEA9 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 68% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #97AEA9?
Use black text. Black on #97AEA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #97AEA9?
Its complementary colour is #AE979C, and analogous partners are #97AE9D and #97A8AE.