What color is #97DDD9?

#97DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97DDD9?

The RGB value is 151, 221, 217: 151 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97DDD9?

The complementary color is #DD979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97DDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97DDD9 color

#97DDD9 rgb(151, 221, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (151, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#97DDD9 color codes

HEX	`#97DDD9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -22.64, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 23.19, 192.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.139, 63.299, 75.155)`
Decimal	`9952729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97DDD9, 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 #97DDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97DDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #97DDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ddd9; }
.text { color: #97ddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ddd9, #97bedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #97DDD9?: #97DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97DDD9?: The RGB value is 151, 221, 217: 151 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97DDD9?: The complementary color is #DD979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97DDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.