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#97BFBC closest to Seafoam Whisper

#97BFBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Seafoam Whisper. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(151, 191, 188)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 24% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #97BFBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.49:1.

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Variations of #97BFBC

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

How #97BFBC 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 #B2B5BD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABBBC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BBBC
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B5BD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB8BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8BC1BE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92C0BD
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0B9B8

#97BFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#97BFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.49:1 Very good#97BFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BFBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 191 188);
color: hsl(176 24% 67%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.043 190.6);

#97BFBC FAQ

What color is #97BFBC?

#97BFBC 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 #97BFBC?

#97BFBC is rgb(151, 191, 188) in RGB, hsl(176, 24%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BFBC?

The complementary color of #97BFBC is #BF979A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BFBC: 10.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BFBC a warm or cool color?

#97BFBC is a cool color.