Palettes / Colors / #97AAA8

#97AAA8 — Silver Grey

#97AAA8 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#97AAA8 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA9799; it also sits naturally between #97AA9F and #97A3AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97AAA8

.text { color: #97AAA8; }
.background { background-color: #97AAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97AAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 170, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 10%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97AAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 170, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97AAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 170, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97AAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97AAA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA9799:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97AAA8: #000000.

How #97AAA8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97AAA8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97AAA8?

#97AAA8 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 151, 170, 168). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97AAA8?

#97AAA8 is RGB 151, 170, 168 — HSL 174°, 10%, 63% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 1%, 33%.

What colors go with #97AAA8?

Its complement is #AA9799; analogous partners are #97AA9F and #97A3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97AAA8 for text?

Black text on #97AAA8 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.