What color is #97A064?

#97A064 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A064?

The RGB value is 151, 160, 100: 151 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A064?

The complementary color is #6D64A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A064 color

#97A064 rgb(151, 160, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A064 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.7% green and 39.2% blue (151, 160, 100).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#97A064 color codes

HEX	`#97A064`
RGB	`rgb(151, 160, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -13.03, 30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 32.91, 113.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.634, 32.641, 16.899)`
Decimal	`9936996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A064, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97A064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97A064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a064; }
.text { color: #97a064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 160 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a064, #79a064); }

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Questions

What color is #97A064?: #97A064 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A064?: The RGB value is 151, 160, 100: 151 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A064?: The complementary color is #6D64A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.