What color is #97F4FD?

#97F4FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Permafrost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97F4FD?

The RGB value is 151, 244, 253: 151 red, 244 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97F4FD?

The complementary color is #FDA097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97F4FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97F4FD color

#97F4FD rgb(151, 244, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97F4FD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 95.7% green and 99.2% blue (151, 244, 253).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 96% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Permafrost (#98EFF9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#97F4FD color codes

HEX	`#97F4FD`
RGB	`rgb(151, 244, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 95.7%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 96%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -25.41, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 28.55, 207.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.836, 78.368, 104.725)`
Decimal	`9958653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97F4FD, 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 #97F4FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97F4FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #97F4FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97f4fd; }
.text { color: #97f4fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97f4fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 244 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97f4fd, #97c1fd); }

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Questions

What color is #97F4FD?: #97F4FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Permafrost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97F4FD?: The RGB value is 151, 244, 253: 151 red, 244 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97F4FD?: The complementary color is #FDA097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97F4FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.