What color is #97BEBC?

#97BEBC 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 #97BEBC?

The RGB value is 151, 190, 188: 151 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BEBC?

The complementary color is #BE9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BEBC color

#97BEBC rgb(151, 190, 188)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (151, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#97BEBC color codes

HEX	`#97BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -13.37, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 13.77, 193.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.25, 47.036, 54.525)`
Decimal	`9944764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BEBC, 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 #97BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #97BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bebc; }
.text { color: #97bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bebc, #97adbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97BEBC?: #97BEBC 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 #97BEBC?: The RGB value is 151, 190, 188: 151 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BEBC?: The complementary color is #BE9799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.