What color is #97DDD5?

#97DDD5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97DDD5?

The RGB value is 151, 221, 213: 151 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97DDD5?

The complementary color is #DD979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97DDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97DDD5 color

#97DDD5 rgb(151, 221, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97DDD5 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 86.7% green and 83.5% blue (151, 221, 213).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#97DDD5 color codes

HEX	`#97DDD5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 221, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 86.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -23.54, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 23.74, 187.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.625, 63.093, 72.449)`
Decimal	`9952725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97DDD5, 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 #97DDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97DDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #97DDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ddd5; }
.text { color: #97ddd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ddd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 221 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ddd5, #97c2dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #97DDD5?: #97DDD5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97DDD5?: The RGB value is 151, 221, 213: 151 red, 221 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97DDD5?: The complementary color is #DD979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97DDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.