Palettes / Colors / #97CED3

#97CED3 — Light Muted Teal

#97CED3 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #97CED3 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.

#97CED3 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 #D39C97; it also sits naturally between #97D3BA and #97B0D3. 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 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97CED3

.text { color: #97CED3; }
.background { background-color: #97CED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 41%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 206, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97CED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97CED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D39C97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97CED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CED3

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 #97CED3 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 #97CED3 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 #97CED3?

#97CED3 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97CED3?

#97CED3 is RGB 151, 206, 211 — HSL 185°, 41%, 71% — CMYK 28%, 2%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #97CED3?

Its complement is #D39C97; analogous partners are #97D3BA and #97B0D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97CED3 for text?

Black text on #97CED3 has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.