What color is #97A796?

#97A796 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A796?

The RGB value is 151, 167, 150: 151 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A796?

The complementary color is #A696A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A796 color

#97A796 rgb(151, 167, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A796 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.5% green and 58.8% blue (151, 167, 150).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#97A796 color codes

HEX	`#97A796`
RGB	`rgb(151, 167, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -8.92, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 11.27, 142.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.085, 36.418, 34.187)`
Decimal	`9938838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A796, 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 #97A796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #97A796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a796; }
.text { color: #97a796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 167 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a796, #96a79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A796?: #97A796 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A796?: The RGB value is 151, 167, 150: 151 red, 167 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A796?: The complementary color is #A696A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.