Recognised as Colour
#97E1D8
- #97E1D8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#97E1D8 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 225, 216 and HSL 173°, 55%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#97E1D8#97E1D8
HEX#97E1D8
RGBrgb(151, 225, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8824, 0.8471
RGB percentages59.2%, 88.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(172.7, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 0%, 4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,953,752
CSS custom property--colour: #97E1D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#681E27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E197A0
Analogous#97E1B3, #97C5E1
Triadic#D897E1, #E1D897
Split complementary#E197C5, #E1B397
Tetradic#B397E1, #E197A0, #C5E197
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G225
B216
Red151 (59.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue172.7°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G E1 · B D8
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