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#97AEAB

Silver · light cool teal

About #97AEAB

#97AEAB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 12.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AE979A (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green174
Blue171

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #97AEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #97AEAB.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #97AEAB.
8.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#97AEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABABAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A8AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91AFAD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97AEAB?

#97AEAB is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 68% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #97AEAB has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97AEAB?

Its complementary colour is #AE979A, and analogous partners are #97AEA0 and #97A5AE.