What color is #97A384?

#97A384 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 #97A384?

The RGB value is 151, 163, 132: 151 red, 163 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A384?

The complementary color is #9084A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A384 color

#97A384 rgb(151, 163, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A384 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.9% green and 51.8% blue (151, 163, 132).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#97A384 color codes

HEX	`#97A384`
RGB	`rgb(151, 163, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -9.95, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 17.76, 124.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.024, 34.44, 26.891)`
Decimal	`9937796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A384, 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 #97A384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #97A384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a384; }
.text { color: #97a384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 163 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a384, #87a384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A384?: #97A384 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 #97A384?: The RGB value is 151, 163, 132: 151 red, 163 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A384?: The complementary color is #9084A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.