#97C4CA
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(79% 0.048 206.4), rgb(151, 196, 202).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.06:1).
About this color
#97C4CA is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 206°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.06:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 11.06:1 |
| White text | 1.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #97C4CA |
| RGB | rgb(151, 196, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 32%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.048 206.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #97C4CA | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc -40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #97C4CA | 11.06:1 | AAA | Lc 67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #97C4CA text on white | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #97C4CA text on black | 11.06:1 | AAA | Lc -66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F1F7F7
oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E0EDEE
oklch(93.7% 0.014 202.5)
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Step 200
200
#C6DFE2
oklch(88.6% 0.027 205.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#97C4CA
oklch(79% 0.048 206.4)
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Step 400
400
#62AFB8
oklch(70.8% 0.077 205.3)
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Step 500
500
#289AA7
oklch(63.1% 0.098 206.5)
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Step 600
600
#00838F
oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
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Step 700
700
#006E78
oklch(49.1% 0.084 205.8)
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Step 800
800
#005A63
oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
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Step 900
900
#014B52
oklch(37.7% 0.064 205.6)
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Step 950
950
#072C30
oklch(27% 0.041 205.5)
#97C4CA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BDC0CA | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B4B9CA | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #87C8C6 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #97C4CA
#97C4CA
oklch(79% 0.048 206.4)
- #D8AFAA
#D8AFAA
oklch(78.9% 0.049 26.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #97C4CA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.026
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.031
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.036
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.044
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.044
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.047
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.048
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.051
Use #97C4CA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.