#97CDC8#97CDC8
#97CDC8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.056 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97CDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 205, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.70, -18.45, -3.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.70, 18.72, 189.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.95% -0.0556 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.95% 0.056 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0158, 54.4100, 62.7626) |
| Luminance | 0.5441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.17
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.87
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.00
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 9.10
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97CDC8 #CD979C
analogous
#97CDAD #97CDC8 #97B7CD
triadic
#97CDC8 #C897CD #CDC897
tetradic
#97CDC8 #AD97CD #CD979C #B7CD97
square
#97CDC8 #AD97CD #CD979C #B7CD97
split-complementary
#97CDC8 #CD97B7 #CDAD97
monochromatic
#4C9E96 #6EB9B2 #97CDC8 #C0E1DE #EAF5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#97CDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#97CDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97CDC8
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97CDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97CDC8 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C7C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC0C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86D0CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97cdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 205, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.056 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7dcd8',
500: '#97cdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97cdc8; $custom-light: #b7dcd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97cdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 205,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.444,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80948,
"c": 0.05634,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.54412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97CDC8
secondary
#A2666C
accent
#3843AE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#111514
muted
#818483