Palettes / Colors / #97E7DF

#97E7DF — Light Teal

#97E7DF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #97E7DF 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.

#97E7DF 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 #E798A0; it also sits naturally between #98E7B7 and #98C7E7. 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 91% · Blue 87%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97E7DF

.text { color: #97E7DF; }
.background { background-color: #97E7DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97E7DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 231, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 62%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97E7DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 231, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97E7DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 231, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97E7DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97E7DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E798A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97E7DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97E7DF

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 #97E7DF 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 #97E7DF 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

← #97E7DE  ·  #97E7E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97E7DF?

#97E7DF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 231, 223). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97E7DF?

#97E7DF is RGB 151, 231, 223 — HSL 174°, 62%, 75% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 3%, 9%.

What colors go with #97E7DF?

Its complement is #E798A0; analogous partners are #98E7B7 and #98C7E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97E7DF for text?

Black text on #97E7DF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.