What color is #97D3CF?

#97D3CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D3CF?

The RGB value is 151, 211, 207: 151 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D3CF?

The complementary color is #D3979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D3CF color

#97D3CF rgb(151, 211, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97D3CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 82.7% green and 81.2% blue (151, 211, 207).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#97D3CF color codes

HEX	`#97D3CF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 211, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 82.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -19.92, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 20.35, 191.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.316, 57.67, 67.658)`
Decimal	`9950159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D3CF, 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 #97D3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #97D3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d3cf; }
.text { color: #97d3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 211 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d3cf, #97b9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #97D3CF?: #97D3CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D3CF?: The RGB value is 151, 211, 207: 151 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D3CF?: The complementary color is #D3979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.