What color is #97E2D4?

#97E2D4 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 #97E2D4?

The RGB value is 151, 226, 212: 151 red, 226 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97E2D4?

The complementary color is #E297A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97E2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97E2D4 color

#97E2D4 rgb(151, 226, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97E2D4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 88.6% green and 83.1% blue (151, 226, 212).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#97E2D4 color codes

HEX	`#97E2D4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 226, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 88.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -26.2, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 26.21, 181.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.838, 65.722, 72.229)`
Decimal	`9954004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97E2D4, 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 #97E2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97E2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #97E2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97e2d4; }
.text { color: #97e2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97e2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 226 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97e2d4, #97cbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #97E2D4?: #97E2D4 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 #97E2D4?: The RGB value is 151, 226, 212: 151 red, 226 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97E2D4?: The complementary color is #E297A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97E2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.