Recognised as Colour
#97DED3
- #97DED3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#97DED3 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 222, 211 and HSL 171°, 52%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#97DED3#97DED3
HEX#97DED3
RGBrgb(151, 222, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8706, 0.8275
RGB percentages59.2%, 87.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(170.7, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK32%, 0%, 5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,952,979
CSS custom property--colour: #97DED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#68212C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE97A2
Analogous#97DEAF, #97C6DE
Triadic#D397DE, #DED397
Split complementary#DE97C6, #DEB097
Tetradic#B097DE, #DE97A2, #C6DE97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G222
B211
Red151 (59.2%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue170.7°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G DE · B D3
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