What color is #97D8D9?

#97D8D9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D8D9?

The RGB value is 151, 216, 217: 151 red, 216 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D8D9?

The complementary color is #D99897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D8D9 color

#97D8D9 rgb(151, 216, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97D8D9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 84.7% green and 85.1% blue (151, 216, 217).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 46% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Escape (#96D9DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#97D8D9 color codes

HEX	`#97D8D9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 216, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 84.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 46%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -20.15, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 21.36, 199.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.839, 60.698, 74.722)`
Decimal	`9951449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D8D9, 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 #97D8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #97D8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d8d9; }
.text { color: #97d8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 216 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d8d9, #97b7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #97D8D9?: #97D8D9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D8D9?: The RGB value is 151, 216, 217: 151 red, 216 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D8D9?: The complementary color is #D99897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.