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#97CFCD closest to Wave

#97CFCD is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 207, 205)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 37% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. #97CFCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

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Variations of #97CFCD

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

How #97CFCD 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 #BDC1CE
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C9CD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCACD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC1CE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4C6CE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #84D2CE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90D0CE
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBC7C7

#97CFCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#97CFCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#97CFCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97CFCD in CSS

/* Wave */
.color { color: #97CFCD; }
.background { background-color: #97CFCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97CFCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 207 205);
color: hsl(178 37% 70%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.058 193.3);

#97CFCD FAQ

What color is #97CFCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #97CFCD?

#97CFCD is rgb(151, 207, 205) in RGB, hsl(178, 37%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97CFCD?

The complementary color of #97CFCD is #CF9799, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97CFCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #97CFCD: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97CFCD a warm or cool color?

#97CFCD is a cool color.