#97C5CD#97C5CD
#97C5CD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.050 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97C5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 197, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.63, -13.22, -8.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.63, 15.96, 214.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.35% -0.0433 -0.0243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.35% 0.05 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7448, 50.9177, 65.2689) |
| Luminance | 0.5092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.76
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.57
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.38
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.53
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97C5CD #CD9F97
analogous
#97CDBA #97C5CD #97AACD
triadic
#97C5CD #CD97C5 #C5CD97
tetradic
#97C5CD #BA97CD #CD9F97 #AACD97
square
#97C5CD #BA97CD #CD9F97 #AACD97
split-complementary
#97C5CD #CD97AA #CDBA97
monochromatic
#4C929E #6EAEB9 #97C5CD #C0DCE1 #EAF3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#97C5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#97C5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97C5CD
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97C5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97C5CD | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC1CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86C9C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97c5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 197, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.050 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7d6dc',
500: '#97c5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97c5cd; $custom-light: #b7d6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97c5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 197,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.889,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79347,
"c": 0.04964,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.5092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97C5CD
secondary
#A26F66
accent
#4938AE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFC
border
#D1D4D5
text
#111415
muted
#818384