Information about #97B1B5 color

#97B1B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97B1B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 177, 181) — 59.2% red, 69.4% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 2 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #97B1B5 reads as a gently muted cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Botticelli (#92ACB4). Slightly further away sit Unwind (#98B7AF) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 177, 181) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97B1B5: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #97B1B5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97B1B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#97B1B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #97B1B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97B1B5
  • RGB151, 177, 181
  • CMYK12, 2, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(151, 177, 181)
  • HSL188°, 17%, 65%
  • HSL Precise188°, 16.854%, 65.098%
  • HSV188°, 17%, 71%
  • HSB188°, 17%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.694, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.694, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.694, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97B1B5
  • DECIMAL ID9941429
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01