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#97CBCD closest to Continental Waters

#97CBCD is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 203, 205)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #97CBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.74:1.

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Variations of #97CBCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BABECD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C6CD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9C7CD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BABECD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1C3CD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85CFCB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90CDCC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8C4C5

#97CBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#97CBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.74:1 Very good#97CBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97CBCD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 203 205);
color: hsl(182 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.807 0.054 199.1);

#97CBCD FAQ

What color is #97CBCD?

#97CBCD 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 #97CBCD?

#97CBCD is rgb(151, 203, 205) in RGB, hsl(182, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97CBCD?

The complementary color of #97CBCD is #CD9997, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97CBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #97CBCD: 11.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97CBCD a warm or cool color?

#97CBCD is a cool color.