What color is #97EFCE?

#97EFCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97EFCE?

The RGB value is 151, 239, 206: 151 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97EFCE?

The complementary color is #EF97B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97EFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97EFCE color

#97EFCE rgb(151, 239, 206)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 93.7% green and 80.8% blue (151, 239, 206).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 73% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#97EFCE color codes

HEX	`#97EFCE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 239, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 93.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 73%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 37%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.34, -33.66, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.34, 34.52, 167.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.765, 72.765, 69.54)`
Decimal	`9957326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97EFCE, 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 #97EFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97EFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #97EFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97efce; }
.text { color: #97efce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97efce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 239 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97efce, #97e4ef); }

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Questions

What color is #97EFCE?: #97EFCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97EFCE?: The RGB value is 151, 239, 206: 151 red, 239 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97EFCE?: The complementary color is #EF97B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97EFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.