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#97BBBB closest to Seafoam Whisper

#97BBBB is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(151, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #97BBBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.14:1.

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Variations of #97BBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#97BBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#97BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFB2BB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B7BB
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB8BB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFB2BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B5BB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8CBDBB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #93BCBB
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADB6B6

#97BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#97BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.14:1 Very good#97BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BBBB in CSS

/* Seafoam Whisper */
.color { color: #97BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #97BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 187 187);
color: hsl(180 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.039 196.4);

#97BBBB FAQ

What color is #97BBBB?

#97BBBB is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97BBBB?

#97BBBB is rgb(151, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BBBB?

The complementary color of #97BBBB is #BB9797, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BBBB: 10.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BBBB a warm or cool color?

#97BBBB is a cool color.