Palettes / Colors / #97EDDB

#97EDDB — Light Teal

#97EDDB 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 #97EDDB 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.

#97EDDB 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 #ED97AA; it also sits naturally between #97EDAF and #97D4ED. 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 86%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97EDDB

.text { color: #97EDDB; }
.background { background-color: #97EDDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EDDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 237, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EDDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 237, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EDDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 237, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED97AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97EDDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EDDB

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 #97EDDB 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 #97EDDB 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 #97EDDB?

#97EDDB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 237, 219). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97EDDB?

#97EDDB is RGB 151, 237, 219 — HSL 167°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #97EDDB?

Its complement is #ED97AA; analogous partners are #97EDAF and #97D4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97EDDB for text?

Black text on #97EDDB has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.