What color is #97A82A?

#97A82A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A82A?

The RGB value is 151, 168, 42: 151 red, 168 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A82A?

The complementary color is #3B2AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A82A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A82A color

#97A82A rgb(151, 168, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A82A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.9% green and 16.5% blue (151, 168, 42).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 60% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Augustus Asparagus (#90AA0B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#97A82A color codes

HEX	`#97A82A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 168, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 60%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 75%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 75%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, -22.1, 58.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 62.77, 110.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.184, 34.752, 7.466)`
Decimal	`9938986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A82A, 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 #97A82A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A82A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #97A82A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a82a; }
.text { color: #97a82a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a82a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 168 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a82a, #58a82a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #97A82A?: #97A82A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A82A?: The RGB value is 151, 168, 42: 151 red, 168 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A82A?: The complementary color is #3B2AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A82A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.