What color is #97A280?

#97A280 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A280?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 128: 151 red, 162 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A280?

The complementary color is #8B80A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A280 color

#97A280 rgb(151, 162, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A280 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 50.2% blue (151, 162, 128).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#97A280 color codes

HEX	`#97A280`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, -10.07, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 19.26, 121.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.579, 33.978, 25.418)`
Decimal	`9937536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A280, 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 #97A280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #97A280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a280; }
.text { color: #97a280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a280, #86a280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A280?: #97A280 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A280?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 128: 151 red, 162 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A280?: The complementary color is #8B80A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.