What color is #97A08E?

#97A08E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A08E?

The RGB value is 151, 160, 142: 151 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A08E?

The complementary color is #978EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A08E color

#97A08E rgb(151, 160, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A08E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 62.7% green and 55.7% blue (151, 160, 142).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#97A08E color codes

HEX	`#97A08E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 160, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 62.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -6.61, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 10.61, 128.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.215, 33.674, 30.494)`
Decimal	`9937038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A08E, 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 #97A08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #97A08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a08e; }
.text { color: #97a08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 160 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a08e, #8ea08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A08E?: #97A08E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A08E?: The RGB value is 151, 160, 142: 151 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A08E?: The complementary color is #978EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.