Palettes / Colors / #97EDD3

#97EDD3 — Light Teal

#97EDD3 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #97EDD3 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.

#97EDD3 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 #ED97B1; it also sits naturally between #97EDA8 and #97DCED. 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 93% · Blue 83%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97EDD3

.text { color: #97EDD3; }
.background { background-color: #97EDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 237, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 237, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 237, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97EDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97EDD3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED97B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97EDD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EDD3

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 #97EDD3 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 #97EDD3 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

← #97EDD2  ·  #97EDD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97EDD3?

#97EDD3 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 237, 211). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97EDD3?

#97EDD3 is RGB 151, 237, 211 — HSL 162°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #97EDD3?

Its complement is #ED97B1; analogous partners are #97EDA8 and #97DCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97EDD3 for text?

Black text on #97EDD3 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.