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#97BBBF closest to Shallow Sea

#97BBBF is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(151, 187, 191)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #97BBBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.18:1.

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Variations of #97BBBF

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB2BF
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B8BF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB8BF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB2BF
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B5BF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8BBEBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92BCBE
  • 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 #AEB6B7

#97BBBF contrast checker

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2.06:1 Very poor#97BBBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.18:1 Very good#97BBBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BBBF in CSS

/* Shallow Sea */
.color { color: #97BBBF; }
.background { background-color: #97BBBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97BBBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 187 191);
color: hsl(186 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.767 0.039 204.7);

#97BBBF FAQ

What color is #97BBBF?

#97BBBF is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Sea. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97BBBF?

#97BBBF is rgb(151, 187, 191) in RGB, hsl(186, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BBBF?

The complementary color of #97BBBF is #BF9B97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BBBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BBBF: 10.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BBBF a warm or cool color?

#97BBBF is a cool color.