What color is #97BFCB?

#97BFCB 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 #97BFCB?

The RGB value is 151, 191, 203: 151 red, 191 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BFCB?

The complementary color is #CBA397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BFCB color

#97BFCB rgb(151, 191, 203)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.9% green and 79.6% blue (151, 191, 203).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 33% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#97BFCB color codes

HEX	`#97BFCB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 191, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 33%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -10.55, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 14.81, 224.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.17, 48.151, 63.561)`
Decimal	`9945035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BFCB, 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 #97BFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #97BFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bfcb; }
.text { color: #97bfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 191 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bfcb, #97a5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #97BFCB?: #97BFCB 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 #97BFCB?: The RGB value is 151, 191, 203: 151 red, 191 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BFCB?: The complementary color is #CBA397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.