What color is #97CABA?

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

What is the RGB value of #97CABA?

The RGB value is 151, 202, 186: 151 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97CABA?

The complementary color is #CA97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97CABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97CABA color

#97CABA rgb(151, 202, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (151, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#97CABA color codes

HEX	`#97CABA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, -19.94, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 20.11, 172.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.743, 52.364, 54.3)`
Decimal	`9947834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97CABA, 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 #97CABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97CABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #97CABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97caba; }
.text { color: #97caba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97caba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97caba, #97c1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #97CABA?: #97CABA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97CABA?: The RGB value is 151, 202, 186: 151 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97CABA?: The complementary color is #CA97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97CABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.