What color is #97A477?

#97A477 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 #97A477?

The RGB value is 151, 164, 119: 151 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A477?

The complementary color is #8477A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A477?

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.

#97A477 color

#97A477 rgb(151, 164, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A477 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.3% green and 46.7% blue (151, 164, 119).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#97A477 color codes

HEX	`#97A477`
RGB	`rgb(151, 164, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -12.53, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 25.22, 119.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.367, 34.462, 22.554)`
Decimal	`9938039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A477, 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 #97A477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A477 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 #97A477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a477; }
.text { color: #97a477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 164 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a477, #80a477); }

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Questions

What color is #97A477?: #97A477 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 #97A477?: The RGB value is 151, 164, 119: 151 red, 164 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A477?: The complementary color is #8477A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A477?: 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.