What color is #97A189?

#97A189 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A189?

The RGB value is 151, 161, 137: 151 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A189?

The complementary color is #9389A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A189 color

#97A189 rgb(151, 161, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A189 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (151, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#97A189 color codes

HEX	`#97A189`
RGB	`rgb(151, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, -8.03, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 13.87, 125.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.022, 33.875, 28.619)`
Decimal	`9937289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A189, 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 #97A189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #97A189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a189; }
.text { color: #97a189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a189, #8ba189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A189?: #97A189 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A189?: The RGB value is 151, 161, 137: 151 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A189?: The complementary color is #9389A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.