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#97CDCF closest to Continental Waters

#97CDCF is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 80.4% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(151, 205, 207)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 37% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #97CDCF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

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Variations of #97CDCF

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

How #97CDCF 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 #BBC0CF
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C8CF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC9CF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBC0CF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2C5CF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #84D1CD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90CFCE
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9C6C6

#97CDCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#97CDCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#97CDCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97CDCF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 205 207);
color: hsl(182 37% 70%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.056 199.0);

#97CDCF FAQ

What color is #97CDCF?

#97CDCF 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 #97CDCF?

#97CDCF is rgb(151, 205, 207) in RGB, hsl(182, 37%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97CDCF?

The complementary color of #97CDCF is #CF9997, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97CDCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #97CDCF: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97CDCF a warm or cool color?

#97CDCF is a cool color.