What color is #97A179?

#97A179 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A179?

The RGB value is 151, 161, 121: 151 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A179?

The complementary color is #8379A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A179 color

#97A179 rgb(151, 161, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A179 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.1% green and 47.5% blue (151, 161, 121).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#97A179 color codes

HEX	`#97A179`
RGB	`rgb(151, 161, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -10.64, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 22.38, 118.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.958, 33.45, 23.016)`
Decimal	`9937273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A179, 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 #97A179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #97A179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a179; }
.text { color: #97a179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 161 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a179, #83a179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A179?: #97A179 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A179?: The RGB value is 151, 161, 121: 151 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A179?: The complementary color is #8379A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.