What color is #97C1BB?

#97C1BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C1BB?

The RGB value is 151, 193, 187: 151 red, 193 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C1BB?

The complementary color is #C1979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C1BB color

#97C1BB rgb(151, 193, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97C1BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 75.7% green and 73.3% blue (151, 193, 187).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#97C1BB color codes

HEX	`#97C1BB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 193, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 75.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.02, -15.14, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.02, 15.22, 185.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.799, 48.306, 54.178)`
Decimal	`9945531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C1BB, 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 #97C1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #97C1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c1bb; }
.text { color: #97c1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 193 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c1bb, #97b2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97C1BB?: #97C1BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C1BB?: The RGB value is 151, 193, 187: 151 red, 193 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C1BB?: The complementary color is #C1979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.