What color is #97DFCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #97DFCD?

The RGB value is 151, 223, 205: 151 red, 223 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97DFCD?

The complementary color is #DF97A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97DFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97DFCD color

#97DFCD rgb(151, 223, 205)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 87.5% green and 80.4% blue (151, 223, 205).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 53% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#97DFCD color codes

HEX	`#97DFCD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 223, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 87.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 53%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, -26.27, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 26.33, 176.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.166, 63.76, 67.409)`
Decimal	`9953229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97DFCD, 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 #97DFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97DFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #97DFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97dfcd; }
.text { color: #97dfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97dfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 223 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97dfcd, #97cddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #97DFCD?: #97DFCD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97DFCD?: The RGB value is 151, 223, 205: 151 red, 223 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97DFCD?: The complementary color is #DF97A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97DFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.