Palettes / Colors / #97CED4
#97CED4 — Light Muted Teal
#97CED4 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 #97CED4 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.
#97CED4 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 #D39D97; it also sits naturally between #97D3BB and #97AFD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97CED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 206, 212 |
| HSL | 186°, 41%, 71% |
| HSV | 186°, 29%, 83% |
| CMYK | 29%, 3%, 0%, 17% |
| XYZ | 46.72, 55.48, 70.53 |
| Yxy | 55.48, 0.2705, 0.3212 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.31, -16.24, -8.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.48, -14.63, -8.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97CED4
.text { color: #97CED4; }
.background { background-color: #97CED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 41%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 206, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97CED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97CED4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #97CED4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D39D97:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97CED4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CED4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #97CED4: ·
How #97CED4 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 #97CED4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #97CED4?
#97CED4 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97CED4?
#97CED4 is RGB 151, 206, 212 — HSL 186°, 41%, 71% — CMYK 29%, 3%, 0%, 17%.
What colors go with #97CED4?
Its complement is #D39D97; analogous partners are #97D3BB and #97AFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97CED4 for text?
Black text on #97CED4 has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.