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#97CEC8

#97cec8 ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97cec8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 80.78% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.91% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 173.45°, with 35.95% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.5489

Complementary

  1. #97cec8
  2. #ce979d

Split complementary

  1. #97cec8
  2. #ce97b9
  3. #ceac97

Analogous

  1. #97ceac
  2. #97cec8
  3. #97b9ce

Triadic

  1. #97cec8
  2. #c897ce
  3. #cec897

Tetradic

  1. #97cec8
  2. #979dce
  3. #ce979d
  4. #cec897

Square

  1. #97cec8
  2. #ac97ce
  3. #ce979d
  4. #b9ce97

Monochromatic

  1. #418b83
  2. #63b6ac
  3. #97cec8
  4. #cbe7e3
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#97cec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cec8
  2. #88b9b4
  3. #79a5a0
  4. #6a908c
  5. #5b7c78
  6. #4c6764
  7. #3c5250
  8. #2d3e3c
  9. #1e2928
  10. #0f1514
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cec8
  2. #a1d3ce
  3. #acd8d3
  4. #b6ddd9
  5. #c1e2de
  6. #cbe7e4
  7. #d5ebe9
  8. #e0f0ef
  9. #eaf5f4
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cec8
  2. #95c6c1
  3. #92beba
  4. #90b7b2
  5. #8eafab
  6. #8ca7a4
  7. #899f9d
  8. #879796
  9. #85908e
  10. #828887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c8c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c8c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86d1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7cac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0c6c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dd0ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cec8 {
  color: #97cec8;
}
Background
.bg-97cec8 {
  background-color: #97cec8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cec8 {
  border: 2px solid #97cec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 206 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 36% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cec8, #97b9ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 206 200 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.38 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.81 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.12 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.60 #683137 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Opal
#97cec8  rgb(151, 206, 200)  hsl(173, 36%, 70%)  Opal
#ce979d  rgb(206, 151, 157)  hsl(353, 36%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#c897ce  rgb(200, 151, 206)  hsl(293, 36%, 70%)  Wisteria
#cec897  rgb(206, 200, 151)  hsl(53, 36%, 70%)  Sage