What color is #97A58D?

#97A58D 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 #97A58D?

The RGB value is 151, 165, 141: 151 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A58D?

The complementary color is #9B8DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A58D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A58D color

#97A58D rgb(151, 165, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A58D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 64.7% green and 55.3% blue (151, 165, 141).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#97A58D color codes

HEX	`#97A58D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 165, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 64.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -9.48, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 14.36, 131.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.025, 35.412, 30.395)`
Decimal	`9938317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A58D, 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 #97A58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A58D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #97A58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a58d; }
.text { color: #97a58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 165 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a58d, #8da58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A58D?: #97A58D 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 #97A58D?: The RGB value is 151, 165, 141: 151 red, 165 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A58D?: The complementary color is #9B8DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A58D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.