Information about #97CAD2 color

#97CAD2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97CAD2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 202, 210) — 59.2% red, 79.2% green, 82.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 3 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #97CAD2 reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Kumutoto (#9CC8CA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Morning Glory (#9ED1D3) and Regent St Blue (#A0CDD9).

The recipe behind #97CAD2 is rgb(151, 202, 210), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #97CAD2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97CAD2 color variations

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

#97CAD2 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 #97CAD2

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97CAD2
  • RGB151, 202, 210
  • CMYK23, 3, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(151, 202, 210)
  • HSL188°, 40%, 71%
  • HSL Precise188.136°, 39.597%, 70.784%
  • HSV188°, 28%, 82%
  • HSB188°, 28%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.792, 0.824)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.792, 0.824, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.792, 0.824)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97CAD2
  • DECIMAL ID9947858
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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