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#97D5CE

#97d5ce ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97d5ce is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 83.53% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.29% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 173.23°, with 42.47% saturation and 71.37% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 6.52.

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Relative luminance0.5862

Complementary

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #d5979e

Split complementary

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #d597bd
  3. #d5af97

Analogous

  1. #97d5af
  2. #97d5ce
  3. #97bdd5

Triadic

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #ce97d5
  3. #d5ce97

Tetradic

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #979ed5
  3. #d5979e
  4. #d5ce97

Square

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #af97d5
  3. #d5979e
  4. #bdd597

Monochromatic

  1. #3d968c
  2. #60bfb4
  3. #97d5ce
  4. #cdebe8
  5. #f0f9f8

Shades

#97d5ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #88c0b9
  3. #79aaa5
  4. #6a9590
  5. #5b807c
  6. #4c6b67
  7. #3c5552
  8. #2d403e
  9. #1e2b29
  10. #0f1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#97d5ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #a1d9d3
  3. #acddd8
  4. #b6e2dd
  5. #c1e6e2
  6. #cbeae7
  7. #d5eeeb
  8. #e0f2f0
  9. #eaf7f5
  10. #f5fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97d5ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97d5ce
  2. #95cdc6
  3. #92c4be
  4. #90bcb7
  5. #8eb3af
  6. #8caba7
  7. #89a29f
  8. #879a97
  9. #859190
  10. #828988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7cecb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c6cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83d8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd1ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3cccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bd7d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97d5ce {
  color: #97d5ce;
}
Background
.bg-97d5ce {
  background-color: #97d5ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97d5ce {
  border: 2px solid #97d5ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97d5ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 213 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 42% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97d5ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97d5ce, #97bdd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97d5ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 213 206 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.52 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.34 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.13 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.37 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.43 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.62 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.75 #682a31 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#97d5ce  rgb(151, 213, 206)  hsl(173, 42%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d5979e  rgb(213, 151, 158)  hsl(353, 42%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#ce97d5  rgb(206, 151, 213)  hsl(293, 42%, 71%)  Plum
#d5ce97  rgb(213, 206, 151)  hsl(53, 42%, 71%)  Vanilla