Recognised as Colour
#97F5EF
- #97F5EF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#97F5EF is a cyan with RGB values 151, 245, 239 and HSL 176°, 82%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#97F5EF#97F5EF
HEX#97F5EF
RGBrgb(151, 245, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.9608, 0.9373
RGB percentages59.2%, 96.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(176.2, 82.5%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.2, 38.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK38.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,958,895
CSS custom property--colour: #97F5EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#680A10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F5979D
Analogous#97F5C0, #97CCF5
Triadic#EF97F5, #F5EF97
Split complementary#F597CC, #F5C097
Tetradic#C097F5, #F5979D, #CCF597
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G245
B239
Red151 (59.2%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue176.17°
Saturation (HSL)82.46%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G F5 · B EF
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