What color is #97A794?

#97A794 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A794?

The RGB value is 151, 167, 148: 151 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A794?

The complementary color is #A494A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A794 color

#97A794 rgb(151, 167, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A794 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.5% green and 58% blue (151, 167, 148).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#97A794 color codes

HEX	`#97A794`
RGB	`rgb(151, 167, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -9.29, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 12.21, 139.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.925, 36.355, 33.346)`
Decimal	`9938836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A794, 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 #97A794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #97A794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a794; }
.text { color: #97a794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 167 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a794, #94a79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A794?: #97A794 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A794?: The RGB value is 151, 167, 148: 151 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A794?: The complementary color is #A494A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.