What color is #97D6BD?

#97D6BD 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 #97D6BD?

The RGB value is 151, 214, 189: 151 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D6BD?

The complementary color is #D697B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D6BD color

#97D6BD rgb(151, 214, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D6BD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 83.9% green and 74.1% blue (151, 214, 189).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#97D6BD color codes

HEX	`#97D6BD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 214, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 83.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.93, -25.26, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.93, 25.96, 166.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.991, 58.344, 56.973)`
Decimal	`9950909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D6BD, 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 #97D6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #97D6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d6bd; }
.text { color: #97d6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 214 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d6bd, #97d0d6); }

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Questions

What color is #97D6BD?: #97D6BD 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 #97D6BD?: The RGB value is 151, 214, 189: 151 red, 214 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D6BD?: The complementary color is #D697B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.