What color is #97D5BD?

#97D5BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D5BD?

The RGB value is 151, 213, 189: 151 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D5BD?

The complementary color is #D597AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D5BD color

#97D5BD rgb(151, 213, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D5BD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (151, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#97D5BD color codes

HEX	`#97D5BD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.65, -24.77, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.65, 25.39, 167.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.739, 57.84, 56.888)`
Decimal	`9950653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D5BD, 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 #97D5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #97D5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d5bd; }
.text { color: #97d5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d5bd, #97ced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #97D5BD?: #97D5BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D5BD?: The RGB value is 151, 213, 189: 151 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D5BD?: The complementary color is #D597AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.