Palettes / Colors / #97C8BF

#97C8BF — Light Dusty Teal

#97C8BF is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #97C8BF 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.

#97C8BF 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 #C897A0; it also sits naturally between #97C8A7 and #97B9C8. 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 75%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97C8BF

.text { color: #97C8BF; }
.background { background-color: #97C8BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97C8BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 200, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 31%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97C8BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 200, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97C8BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 200, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97C8BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97C8BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C897A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97C8BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97C8BF

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 #97C8BF 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 #97C8BF 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

← #97C8BE  ·  #97C8C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97C8BF?

#97C8BF is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 200, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97C8BF?

#97C8BF is RGB 151, 200, 191 — HSL 169°, 31%, 69% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 4%, 22%.

What colors go with #97C8BF?

Its complement is #C897A0; analogous partners are #97C8A7 and #97B9C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97C8BF for text?

Black text on #97C8BF has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.