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#97ebcb color: Nightly Aurora

#97ebcb is rgb(151, 235, 203) in RGB and oklch(87.743% 0.09374 168.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

87.7%
0.094
168°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.39:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
15.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 85

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About #97ebcb

#97ebcb is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 87.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.39:1 contrast and black text 15.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightly Aurora (#9beec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #97ebcb mixed with white

  1. 97ebcb
  2. a3edd0
  3. aeefd5
  4. b9f1da
  5. c3f3e0
  6. cef5e5
  7. d8f7ea
  8. e2f9ef
  9. ecfbf4
  10. f5fdfa

Darker: #97ebcb mixed with black

  1. 97ebcb
  2. 83ccb0
  3. 6fae96
  4. 5c917d
  5. 497565
  6. 375b4d
  7. 264137
  8. 172922
  9. 08130f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #97ebcb with less saturation

  1. 97ebcb
  2. 9fe9cc
  3. a6e7cd
  4. ade5ce
  5. b3e3d0
  6. bae1d1
  7. c0dfd2
  8. c6ddd3
  9. ccdbd4
  10. d1d9d5

Questions about #97ebcb

What color is #97ebcb?

#97ebcb is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(151, 235, 203), in HSL hsl(157.14, 67.74%, 75.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.743% 0.09374 168.11).

What colors go well with #97ebcb?

The complementary color of #97ebcb is #ffbee1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8e6aa and #87eaed. The triadic partners are #d3ceff and #ffc4a1.

Is white or black text more readable on #97ebcb?

Black text reads better on #97ebcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and black gives 15.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #97ebcb a warm or cool color?

#97ebcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 87.7% and its chroma 0.094.