What color is #97A586?

#97A586 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A586?

The RGB value is 151, 165, 134: 151 red, 165 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A586?

The complementary color is #9486A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A586 color

#97A586 rgb(151, 165, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A586 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.7% green and 52.5% blue (151, 165, 134).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#97A586 color codes

HEX	`#97A586`
RGB	`rgb(151, 165, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -10.68, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 17.96, 126.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.52, 35.211, 27.738)`
Decimal	`9938310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A586, 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 #97A586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #97A586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a586; }
.text { color: #97a586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 165 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a586, #88a586); }

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Questions

What color is #97A586?: #97A586 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A586?: The RGB value is 151, 165, 134: 151 red, 165 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A586?: The complementary color is #9486A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.