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#97C8CD Continental Waters

#97C8CD is a light, muted turquoise named Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 200, 205)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #97C8CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.46:1.

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Variations of #97C8CD

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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#97C8CD 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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#97C8CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97C8CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BCCD
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C4CD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C4CD
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BCCD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEC0CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85CCC9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90CACB
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6C2C3

#97C8CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#97C8CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.46:1 Very good#97C8CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97C8CD in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #97C8CD; }
.background { background-color: #97C8CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97C8CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 200 205);
color: hsl(186 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.052 204.0);

#97C8CD FAQ

What color is #97C8CD?

#97C8CD is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Continental Waters. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97C8CD?

#97C8CD is rgb(151, 200, 205) in RGB, hsl(186, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97C8CD?

The complementary color of #97C8CD is #CD9C97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97C8CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #97C8CD: 11.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97C8CD a warm or cool color?

#97C8CD is a cool color.