Palettes / Colors / #97BBBA

#97BBBA — Light Dusty Teal

#97BBBA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #97BBBA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97BBBA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB9697; it also sits naturally between #96BBA7 and #96AABB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97BBBA

.text { color: #97BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #97BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 21%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 187, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97BBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97BBBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9697:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BBBA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97BBBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97BBBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #97BBB9  ·  #97BBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BBBA?

#97BBBA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BBBA?

#97BBBA is RGB 151, 187, 186 — HSL 178°, 21%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #97BBBA?

Its complement is #BB9697; analogous partners are #96BBA7 and #96AABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BBBA for text?

Black text on #97BBBA has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.