Palettes / Colors / #97BEBE

#97BEBE — Light Dusty Teal

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

#97BEBE 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 #BE9797; it also sits naturally between #97BEAB and #97ABBE. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BEBE

.text { color: #97BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #97BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 23%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 190, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #97BEBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE9797:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BEBE: #000000.

How #97BEBE 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 #97BEBE 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

← #97BEBD  ·  #97BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BEBE?

#97BEBE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BEBE?

#97BEBE is RGB 151, 190, 190 — HSL 180°, 23%, 67% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #97BEBE?

Its complement is #BE9797; analogous partners are #97BEAB and #97ABBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BEBE for text?

Black text on #97BEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.