Palettes / Colors / #97EBED

#97EBED — Light Teal

#97EBED is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#97EBED 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 #ED9897; it also sits naturally between #97EDC3 and #97C0ED. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97EBED

.text { color: #97EBED; }
.background { background-color: #97EBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 235, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 235, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 235, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #97EBED

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Tones of #97EBED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED9897:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97EBED: #000000.

How #97EBED 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 #97EBED 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 #97EBED?

#97EBED is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 235, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97EBED?

#97EBED is RGB 151, 235, 237 — HSL 181°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #97EBED?

Its complement is #ED9897; analogous partners are #97EDC3 and #97C0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97EBED for text?

Black text on #97EBED has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.