What color is #97CFCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #97CFCA?

The RGB value is 151, 207, 202: 151 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97CFCA?

The complementary color is #CF979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97CFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97CFCA color

#97CFCA rgb(151, 207, 202)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (151, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#97CFCA color codes

HEX	`#97CFCA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, -19.02, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 19.31, 189.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.733, 55.467, 64.162)`
Decimal	`9949130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97CFCA, 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 #97CFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97CFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #97CFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97cfca; }
.text { color: #97cfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97cfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97cfca, #97b8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #97CFCA?: #97CFCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97CFCA?: The RGB value is 151, 207, 202: 151 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97CFCA?: The complementary color is #CF979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97CFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.