What color is #97A58A?

#97A58A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A58A?

The RGB value is 151, 165, 138: 151 red, 165 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A58A?

The complementary color is #988AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A58A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A58A color

#97A58A rgb(151, 165, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A58A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.7% green and 54.1% blue (151, 165, 138).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#97A58A color codes

HEX	`#97A58A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 165, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -10, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 15.9, 129)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.804, 35.324, 29.235)`
Decimal	`9938314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A58A, 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 #97A58A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A58A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #97A58A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a58a; }
.text { color: #97a58a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a58a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 165 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a58a, #8aa58b); }

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Questions

What color is #97A58A?: #97A58A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A58A?: The RGB value is 151, 165, 138: 151 red, 165 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A58A?: The complementary color is #988AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A58A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.