What color is #97B8C2?

#97B8C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B8C2?

The RGB value is 151, 184, 194: 151 red, 184 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B8C2?

The complementary color is #C2A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B8C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B8C2 color

#97B8C2 rgb(151, 184, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B8C2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 72.2% green and 76.1% blue (151, 184, 194).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#97B8C2 color codes

HEX	`#97B8C2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 184, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 72.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -8.9, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 12.48, 224.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.638, 44.754, 57.578)`
Decimal	`9943234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B8C2, 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 #97B8C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B8C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #97B8C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b8c2; }
.text { color: #97b8c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b8c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 184 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b8c2, #97a3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #97B8C2?: #97B8C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B8C2?: The RGB value is 151, 184, 194: 151 red, 184 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B8C2?: The complementary color is #C2A197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B8C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.