Palettes / Colors / #97C8BC

#97C8BC — Light Dusty Teal

#97C8BC 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 #97C8BC 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.

#97C8BC 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 #C897A4; it also sits naturally between #97C8A4 and #97BCC8. 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 78% · Blue 74%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97C8BC

.text { color: #97C8BC; }
.background { background-color: #97C8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97C8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 200, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 31%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97C8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 200, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97C8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 200, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97C8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97C8BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C897A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97C8BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97C8BC

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 #97C8BC 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 #97C8BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97C8BC?

#97C8BC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 200, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97C8BC?

#97C8BC is RGB 151, 200, 188 — HSL 165°, 31%, 69% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 6%, 22%.

What colors go with #97C8BC?

Its complement is #C897A4; analogous partners are #97C8A4 and #97BCC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97C8BC for text?

Black text on #97C8BC has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.