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#97C9AE Color

#97C9AE is rgb(151, 201, 174) in RGB, hsl(148, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97C9AE
HEX#97C9AE
RGBrgb(151, 201, 174)
HSLhsl(148, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(148, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.065 160.9)
LABlab(76.87% -21.17 7.98)
LCHlch(76.87% 22.62 159.35)

What #97C9AE 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 #97C9AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.64Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.82Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.96Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.27Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.97Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.86

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

#97C9AE Channel Values

How #97C9AE 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 201 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97C9AE 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97C9AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97C9AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97C9AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97C9AE
Complementary
#C997B2
Analogous
#98C997
Analogous
#97C9C8
Triadic
#AE97C9
Triadic
#C9AE97
Split comp.
#C897C9
Split comp.
#C99798

Tints & Shades of #97C9AE

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.

Tints

#A4D0B9
#B2D7C3
#BFDECE
#D0E7DB
#DDEEE5
#EBF5EF

Shades

#78BA97
#57A87D
#478A66
#376C50
#284D39
#172C20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97C9AE.

How #97C9AE 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#97C9AE
Protanopia#C2C2AE
Protanomaly#B2C5AE
Deuteranopia#BABAAF
Deuteranomaly#ADC0AF
Tritanopia#9BC6C6
Tritanomaly#9AC7BD
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

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Using #97C9AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97c9ae: #97C9AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97C9AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97c9ae': '#97C9AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.788, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_97c9ae">#97C9AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#97C9AE"

More Green Colors

#97C9AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97C9AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97C9AE?

#97C9AE is a light green — rgb(151, 201, 174) in RGB and hsl(148, 32%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #97C9AE?

#97C9AE is rgb(151, 201, 174) — red 151, green 201, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97C9AE?

#97C9AE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97C9AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97C9AE scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97C9AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97C9AE 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 10.97, which is visibly different.

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