Palettes / Colors / #97FCDC

#97FCDC — Light Vivid Teal

#97FCDC is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #97FCDC 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.

#97FCDC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FC97B7; it also sits naturally between #97FCAA and #97E9FC. 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 99% · Blue 86%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97FCDC

.text { color: #97FCDC; }
.background { background-color: #97FCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97FCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 252, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97FCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 252, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97FCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 252, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC97B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97FCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97FCDC

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 #97FCDC 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 #97FCDC 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 #97FCDC?

#97FCDC is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 252, 220). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97FCDC?

#97FCDC is RGB 151, 252, 220 — HSL 161°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #97FCDC?

Its complement is #FC97B7; analogous partners are #97FCAA and #97E9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97FCDC for text?

Black text on #97FCDC has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.