What color is #97C5BC?

#97C5BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C5BC?

The RGB value is 151, 197, 188: 151 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C5BC?

The complementary color is #C597A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C5BC color

#97C5BC rgb(151, 197, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97C5BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (151, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#97C5BC color codes

HEX	`#97C5BC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.16, -16.98, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.16, 16.99, 181.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.803, 50.141, 55.043)`
Decimal	`9946556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C5BC, 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 #97C5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #97C5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c5bc; }
.text { color: #97c5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c5bc, #97b7c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #97C5BC?: #97C5BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C5BC?: The RGB value is 151, 197, 188: 151 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C5BC?: The complementary color is #C597A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.