What color is #97BDC0?

#97BDC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97BDC0?

The RGB value is 151, 189, 192: 151 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BDC0?

The complementary color is #C09A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BDC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BDC0 color

#97BDC0 rgb(151, 189, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97BDC0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.1% green and 75.3% blue (151, 189, 192).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#97BDC0 color codes

HEX	`#97BDC0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 189, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, -11.98, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 13.26, 205.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.472, 46.779, 56.756)`
Decimal	`9944512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BDC0, 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 #97BDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BDC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #97BDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bdc0; }
.text { color: #97bdc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bdc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 189 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bdc0, #97a9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #97BDC0?: #97BDC0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BDC0?: The RGB value is 151, 189, 192: 151 red, 189 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BDC0?: The complementary color is #C09A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BDC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.