What color is #97C7C3?

#97C7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C7C3?

The RGB value is 151, 199, 195: 151 red, 199 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C7C3?

The complementary color is #C7979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C7C3 color

#97C7C3 rgb(151, 199, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97C7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78% green and 76.5% blue (151, 199, 195).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#97C7C3 color codes

HEX	`#97C7C3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 199, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 78%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -16.49, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 16.79, 190.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.033, 51.364, 59.266)`
Decimal	`9947075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C7C3, 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 #97C7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #97C7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c7c3; }
.text { color: #97c7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 199 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c7c3, #97b3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #97C7C3?: #97C7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C7C3?: The RGB value is 151, 199, 195: 151 red, 199 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C7C3?: The complementary color is #C7979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.