What color is #97C4F5?

#97C4F5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sail to the Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C4F5?

The RGB value is 151, 196, 245: 151 red, 196 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C4F5?

The complementary color is #F5C897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C4F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C4F5 color

#97C4F5 rgb(151, 196, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97C4F5 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 76.9% green and 96.1% blue (151, 196, 245).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 82% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sail to the Sea (#99C3F0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#97C4F5 color codes

HEX	`#97C4F5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 196, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 76.9%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 82%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 38%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.67, -2.88, -28.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.67, 29.05, 264.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.979, 52.649, 93.95)`
Decimal	`9946357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C4F5, 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 #97C4F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C4F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #97C4F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c4f5; }
.text { color: #97c4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c4f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 196 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c4f5, #9997f5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97C4F5?: #97C4F5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sail to the Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C4F5?: The RGB value is 151, 196, 245: 151 red, 196 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C4F5?: The complementary color is #F5C897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C4F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.