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#97D1DB

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #97D1DB

With the hex code #97D1DB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DBA197, a dusty rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green209
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #97D1DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #97D1DB.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #97D1DB.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97D1DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97D1DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7CCDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCC4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7FD6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97D1DB?

With the hex code #97D1DB, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 82% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97D1DB?

Use black text. Black on #97D1DB has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97D1DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBA197, and analogous partners are #97DBC3 and #97AFDB.