What color is #97C5BE?

#97C5BE 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 #97C5BE?

The RGB value is 151, 197, 190: 151 red, 197 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C5BE?

The complementary color is #C5979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C5BE color

#97C5BE rgb(151, 197, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97C5BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 77.3% green and 74.5% blue (151, 197, 190).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#97C5BE color codes

HEX	`#97C5BE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 197, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 77.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, -16.55, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 16.62, 184.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.02, 50.228, 56.186)`
Decimal	`9946558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C5BE, 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 #97C5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #97C5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c5be; }
.text { color: #97c5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 197 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c5be, #97b5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #97C5BE?: #97C5BE 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 #97C5BE?: The RGB value is 151, 197, 190: 151 red, 197 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C5BE?: The complementary color is #C5979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.