What color is #97A281?

#97A281 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 #97A281?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 129: 151 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A281?

The complementary color is #8C81A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A281?

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.

#97A281 color

#97A281 rgb(151, 162, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A281 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 50.6% blue (151, 162, 129).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97A281 color codes

HEX	`#97A281`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -9.91, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 18.73, 121.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.645, 34.005, 25.766)`
Decimal	`9937537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A281, 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 #97A281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A281 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 #97A281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a281; }
.text { color: #97a281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a281, #87a281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A281?: #97A281 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 #97A281?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 129: 151 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A281?: The complementary color is #8C81A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A281?: 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.