What color is #97A08C?

#97A08C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A08C?

The RGB value is 151, 160, 140: 151 red, 160 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A08C?

The complementary color is #958CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A08C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A08C color

#97A08C rgb(151, 160, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A08C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.7% green and 54.9% blue (151, 160, 140).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#97A08C color codes

HEX	`#97A08C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 160, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -6.97, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 11.65, 126.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.066, 33.614, 29.71)`
Decimal	`9937036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A08C, 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 #97A08C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A08C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #97A08C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a08c; }
.text { color: #97a08c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a08c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 160 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a08c, #8da08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A08C?: #97A08C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A08C?: The RGB value is 151, 160, 140: 151 red, 160 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A08C?: The complementary color is #958CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A08C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.