What color is #97BDC4?

#97BDC4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97BDC4?

The RGB value is 151, 189, 196: 151 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BDC4?

The complementary color is #C49E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BDC4 color

#97BDC4 rgb(151, 189, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97BDC4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.1% green and 76.9% blue (151, 189, 196).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#97BDC4 color codes

HEX	`#97BDC4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 189, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, -11.09, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 13.5, 214.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.921, 46.958, 59.122)`
Decimal	`9944516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BDC4, 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 #97BDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #97BDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bdc4; }
.text { color: #97bdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 189 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bdc4, #97a7c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #97BDC4?: #97BDC4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BDC4?: The RGB value is 151, 189, 196: 151 red, 189 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BDC4?: The complementary color is #C49E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.