What color is #97A77C?

#97A77C 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 #97A77C?

The RGB value is 151, 167, 124: 151 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A77C?

The complementary color is #8C7CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A77C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A77C color

#97A77C rgb(151, 167, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A77C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.5% green and 48.6% blue (151, 167, 124).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#97A77C color codes

HEX	`#97A77C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 167, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.27, -13.35, 20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.27, 24.4, 123.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.219, 35.672, 24.358)`
Decimal	`9938812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A77C, 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 #97A77C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A77C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #97A77C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a77c; }
.text { color: #97a77c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a77c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 167 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a77c, #82a77c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97A77C?: #97A77C 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 #97A77C?: The RGB value is 151, 167, 124: 151 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A77C?: The complementary color is #8C7CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A77C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.