Recognised as Colour
#97F3E5
- #97F3E5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#97F3E5 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 243, 229 and HSL 171°, 79%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#97F3E5#97F3E5
HEX#97F3E5
RGBrgb(151, 243, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.9529, 0.898
RGB percentages59.2%, 95.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(170.9, 79.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 37.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 5.8%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,958,373
CSS custom property--colour: #97F3E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#680C1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F397A5
Analogous#97F3B7, #97D3F3
Triadic#E597F3, #F3E597
Split complementary#F397D3, #F3B797
Tetradic#B797F3, #F397A5, #D3F397
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G243
B229
Red151 (59.2%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue170.87°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G F3 · B E5
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