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#97BCBE closest to Seafoam Whisper

#97BCBE 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 74.5% blue (rgb(151, 188, 190)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 23% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #97BCBE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.25:1.

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Variations of #97BCBE

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

How #97BCBE 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 #AFB3BE
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFB9BE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFB3BE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B6BE
  • 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

#97BCBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#97BCBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.25:1 Very good#97BCBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BCBE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 188 190);
color: hsl(183 23% 67%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.040 200.4);

#97BCBE FAQ

What color is #97BCBE?

#97BCBE 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 #97BCBE?

#97BCBE is rgb(151, 188, 190) in RGB, hsl(183, 23%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BCBE?

The complementary color of #97BCBE is #BE9997, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BCBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BCBE: 10.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BCBE a warm or cool color?

#97BCBE is a cool color.