What color is #97B6BE?

#97B6BE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B6BE?

The RGB value is 151, 182, 190: 151 red, 182 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B6BE?

The complementary color is #BE9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B6BE color

#97B6BE rgb(151, 182, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B6BE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.4% green and 74.5% blue (151, 182, 190).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#97B6BE color codes

HEX	`#97B6BE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 182, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, -8.73, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 11.54, 220.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.782, 43.752, 55.107)`
Decimal	`9942718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B6BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97B6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97B6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b6be; }
.text { color: #97b6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 182 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b6be, #97a3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #97B6BE?: #97B6BE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B6BE?: The RGB value is 151, 182, 190: 151 red, 182 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B6BE?: The complementary color is #BE9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.