What color is #97B6D4?

#97B6D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B6D4?

The RGB value is 151, 182, 212: 151 red, 182 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B6D4?

The complementary color is #D4B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B6D4 color

#97B6D4 rgb(151, 182, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97B6D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.4% green and 83.1% blue (151, 182, 212).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blues White Shoes (#99BADD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#97B6D4 color codes

HEX	`#97B6D4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 182, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -3.62, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 18.9, 258.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.371, 44.787, 68.74)`
Decimal	`9942740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B6D4, 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 #97B6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #97B6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b6d4; }
.text { color: #97b6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 182 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b6d4, #9797d4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97B6D4?: #97B6D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blues White Shoes. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B6D4?: The RGB value is 151, 182, 212: 151 red, 182 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B6D4?: The complementary color is #D4B597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.