What color is #97BCB9?

#97BCB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97BCB9?

The RGB value is 151, 188, 185: 151 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BCB9?

The complementary color is #BC979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BCB9 color

#97BCB9 rgb(151, 188, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97BCB9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (151, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#97BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#97BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, -12.98, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 13.23, 191.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.5, 46.047, 52.696)`
Decimal	`9944249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BCB9, 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 #97BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #97BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bcb9; }
.text { color: #97bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bcb9, #97adbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97BCB9?: #97BCB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BCB9?: The RGB value is 151, 188, 185: 151 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BCB9?: The complementary color is #BC979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.