What color is #97A161?

#97A161 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A161?

The RGB value is 151, 161, 97: 151 red, 161 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A161?

The complementary color is #6B61A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A161 color

#97A161 rgb(151, 161, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A161 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.1% green and 38% blue (151, 161, 97).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#97A161 color codes

HEX	`#97A161`
RGB	`rgb(151, 161, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, -13.92, 32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 35.01, 113.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.665, 32.932, 16.206)`
Decimal	`9937249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A161, 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 #97A161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #97A161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a161; }
.text { color: #97a161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 161 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a161, #77a161); }

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Questions

What color is #97A161?: #97A161 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A161?: The RGB value is 151, 161, 97: 151 red, 161 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A161?: The complementary color is #6B61A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.