Palettes / Colors / #97DEEB

#97DEEB — Light Teal

#97DEEB is a teal color we call Light 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 #97DEEB 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.

#97DEEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBA598; it also sits naturally between #98EBCE and #98B5EB. 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 87% · Blue 92%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97DEEB

.text { color: #97DEEB; }
.background { background-color: #97DEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97DEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 222, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 68%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97DEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 222, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97DEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 222, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBA598:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97DEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97DEEB

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 #97DEEB 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 #97DEEB 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 #97DEEB?

#97DEEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 222, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97DEEB?

#97DEEB is RGB 151, 222, 235 — HSL 189°, 68%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #97DEEB?

Its complement is #EBA598; analogous partners are #98EBCE and #98B5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97DEEB for text?

Black text on #97DEEB has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.