What color is #97D5CD?

#97D5CD 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 #97D5CD?

The RGB value is 151, 213, 205: 151 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D5CD?

The complementary color is #D5979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D5CD color

#97D5CD rgb(151, 213, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97D5CD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (151, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 42% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#97D5CD color codes

HEX	`#97D5CD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 42%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.06, -21.36, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.06, 21.49, 186.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.573, 58.573, 66.545)`
Decimal	`9950669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D5CD, 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 #97D5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #97D5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d5cd; }
.text { color: #97d5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d5cd, #97bed5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #97D5CD?: #97D5CD 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 #97D5CD?: The RGB value is 151, 213, 205: 151 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D5CD?: The complementary color is #D5979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.