What color is #97EEE5?

#97EEE5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97EEE5?

The RGB value is 151, 238, 229: 151 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97EEE5?

The complementary color is #EE97A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97EEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97EEE5 color

#97EEE5 rgb(151, 238, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97EEE5 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 93.3% green and 89.8% blue (151, 238, 229).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#97EEE5 color codes

HEX	`#97EEE5`
RGB	`rgb(151, 238, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 93.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 37%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.63, -28.17, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.63, 28.45, 187.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.475, 73.382, 85.249)`
Decimal	`9957093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97EEE5, 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 #97EEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97EEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #97EEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97eee5; }
.text { color: #97eee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97eee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 238 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97eee5, #97ccee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #97EEE5?: #97EEE5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97EEE5?: The RGB value is 151, 238, 229: 151 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97EEE5?: The complementary color is #EE97A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97EEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.