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#97CABE

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #97CABE

With the hex code #97CABE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 79% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 13.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CA97A3, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green202
Blue190

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #97CABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97CABE.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97CABE.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97CABE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97CABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89CCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97CABE?

With the hex code #97CABE, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 79% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97CABE?

Use black text. Black on #97CABE has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97CABE?

Its complementary colour is #CA97A3, and analogous partners are #97CAA5 and #97BCCA.