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#97BCBD closest to Seafoam Whisper

#97BCBD is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(151, 188, 189)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 22% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #97BCBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.24:1.

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Variations of #97BCBD

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

How #97BCBD 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 #AFB3BD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFB9BD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFB3BD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B6BD
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8BBFBC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92BDBD
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEB7B7

#97BCBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#97BCBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.24:1 Very good#97BCBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BCBD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 188 189);
color: hsl(182 22% 67%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.040 198.4);

#97BCBD FAQ

What color is #97BCBD?

#97BCBD 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 #97BCBD?

#97BCBD is rgb(151, 188, 189) in RGB, hsl(182, 22%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BCBD?

The complementary color of #97BCBD is #BD9897, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BCBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BCBD: 10.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BCBD a warm or cool color?

#97BCBD is a cool color.