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#97EDE4 Color

#97EDE4 is rgb(151, 237, 228) in RGB, hsl(174, 70%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97EDE4
HEX#97EDE4
RGBrgb(151, 237, 228)
HSLhsl(174, 70%, 76%)
HSVhsv(174, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.084 187.4)
LABlab(88.11% -28.62 -4.31)
LCHlch(88.11% 28.94 188.56)

What #97EDE4 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 #97EDE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 6.44Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.48Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.15Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.66Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.87Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.17

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

#97EDE4 Channel Values

How #97EDE4 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 237 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 70% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97EDE4 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #97EDE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97EDE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97EDE4
Complementary
#ED97A0
Analogous
#97EDB9
Analogous
#97CAED
Triadic
#E497ED
Triadic
#EDE497
Split comp.
#ED97CA
Split comp.
#EDB997

Tints & Shades of #97EDE4

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

#A4EFE7
#B1F1EB
#BEF4EE
#CFF7F3
#DCF9F6
#E9FBF9

Shades

#6CE5D9
#3CDDCD
#22C3B3
#1B988B
#136C63
#0B3D38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97EDE4.

How #97EDE4 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#97EDE4
Protanopia#E1E1E4
Protanomaly#C8E6E4
Deuteranopia#D6D6E6
Deuteranomaly#C0DFE5
Tritanopia#99ECEC
Tritanomaly#98ECE9
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #97EDE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97ede4: #97EDE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97EDE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97ede4': '#97EDE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.929, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_97ede4">#97EDE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#97EDE4"

More Teal Colors

#97EDE4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97EDE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97EDE4?

#97EDE4 is a light teal — rgb(151, 237, 228) in RGB and hsl(174, 70%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #97EDE4?

#97EDE4 is rgb(151, 237, 228) — red 151, green 237, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97EDE4?

#97EDE4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97EDE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97EDE4 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97EDE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97EDE4 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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