Palettes / Colors / #97AAAE

#97AAAE — Dusty Teal

#97AAAE is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #97AAAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97AAAE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #AE9C98; it also sits naturally between #98AEA7 and #98A0AE. 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 68%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97AAAE

.text { color: #97AAAE; }
.background { background-color: #97AAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97AAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 170, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 12%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97AAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 170, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97AAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 170, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE9C98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97AAAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97AAAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97AAAE 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 #97AAAE 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 #97AAAE?

#97AAAE is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 170, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97AAAE?

#97AAAE is RGB 151, 170, 174 — HSL 190°, 12%, 64% — CMYK 13%, 2%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #97AAAE?

Its complement is #AE9C98; analogous partners are #98AEA7 and #98A0AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97AAAE for text?

Black text on #97AAAE has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.