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#97C4C6

#97c4c6 ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97c4c6 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 76.86% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.74% cyan, 1.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 182.55°, with 29.19% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.5014

Complementary

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #c69997

Split complementary

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #c697ac
  3. #c6b097

Analogous

  1. #97c6b0
  2. #97c4c6
  3. #97acc6

Triadic

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #c697c4
  3. #c4c697

Tetradic

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #9997c6
  3. #c69997
  4. #c4c697

Square

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #b097c6
  3. #c69997
  4. #acc697

Monochromatic

  1. #457c7f
  2. #66a8ab
  3. #97c4c6
  4. #c8e0e1
  5. #f2f8f8

Shades

#97c4c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #88b0b2
  3. #799d9e
  4. #6a898b
  5. #5b7677
  6. #4c6263
  7. #3c4e4f
  8. #2d3b3b
  9. #1e2728
  10. #0f1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c4c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #a1cacc
  3. #acd0d1
  4. #b6d6d7
  5. #c1dcdd
  6. #cbe2e3
  7. #d5e7e8
  8. #e0edee
  9. #eaf3f4
  10. #f5f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c4c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c4c6
  2. #95bdbf
  3. #92b6b8
  4. #90b0b1
  5. #8ea9aa
  6. #8ca2a3
  7. #899b9c
  8. #879495
  9. #858e8e
  10. #828787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebfc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b9c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88c7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc1c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aabdc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ec6c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c4c6 {
  color: #97c4c6;
}
Background
.bg-97c4c6 {
  background-color: #97c4c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c4c6 {
  border: 2px solid #97c4c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c4c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 196 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 29% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c4c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c4c6, #97acc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c4c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 196 198 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.57 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.04 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.81 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.99 #683b39 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Opal
#97c4c6  rgb(151, 196, 198)  hsl(183, 29%, 68%)  Opal
#c69997  rgb(198, 153, 151)  hsl(3, 29%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#c697c4  rgb(198, 151, 196)  hsl(303, 29%, 68%)  Lilac
#c4c697  rgb(196, 198, 151)  hsl(63, 29%, 68%)  Sage