What color is #97EEBC?

#97EEBC is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97EEBC?

The RGB value is 151, 238, 188: 151 red, 238 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97EEBC?

The complementary color is #EE97C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97EEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97EEBC color

#97EEBC rgb(151, 238, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 93.3% green and 73.7% blue (151, 238, 188).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 72% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#97EEBC color codes

HEX	`#97EEBC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 238, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 93.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 72%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 37%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 21%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, -36.79, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 40.14, 156.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.411, 71.356, 58.579)`
Decimal	`9957052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97EEBC, 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 #97EEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97EEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #97EEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97eebc; }
.text { color: #97eebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97eebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 238 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97eebc, #97eee7); }

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Questions

What color is #97EEBC?: #97EEBC is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97EEBC?: The RGB value is 151, 238, 188: 151 red, 238 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97EEBC?: The complementary color is #EE97C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97EEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.