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#97BFAA Color

#97BFAA is rgb(151, 191, 170) in RGB, hsl(148, 24%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97BFAA
HEX#97BFAA
RGBrgb(151, 191, 170)
HSLhsl(148, 24%, 67%)
HSVhsv(148, 21%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.052 162)
LABlab(73.98% -17.10 6.03)
LCHlch(73.98% 18.13 160.58)

What #97BFAA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97BFAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#97BFAA Channel Values

How #97BFAA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 151 · G 191 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 24% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 21% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97BFAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #97BFAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97BFAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #97BFAA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97BFAA.

How #97BFAA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97BFAA
Protanopia#B9B9AA
Protanomaly#ACBBAA
Deuteranopia#B3B3AB
Deuteranomaly#A9B8AB
Tritanopia#9ABDBD
Tritanomaly#99BEB5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #97BFAA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97bfaa: #97BFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97BFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97bfaa': '#97BFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.749, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_97bfaa">#97BFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#97BFAA"

More Green Colors

#97BFAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#97BFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97BFAA?

#97BFAA is a light green — rgb(151, 191, 170) in RGB and hsl(148, 24%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #97BFAA?

#97BFAA is rgb(151, 191, 170) — red 151, green 191, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97BFAA?

#97BFAA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97BFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97BFAA scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97BFAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97BFAA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.97, which is visibly different.

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