What color is #97A878?

#97A878 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 #97A878?

The RGB value is 151, 168, 120: 151 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A878?

The complementary color is #8978A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A878 color

#97A878 rgb(151, 168, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A878 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.9% green and 47.1% blue (151, 168, 120).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#97A878 color codes

HEX	`#97A878`
RGB	`rgb(151, 168, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -14.48, 22.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 27.08, 122.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.155, 35.941, 23.114)`
Decimal	`9939064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A878, 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 #97A878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #97A878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a878; }
.text { color: #97a878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 168 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a878, #7fa878); }

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Questions

What color is #97A878?: #97A878 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 #97A878?: The RGB value is 151, 168, 120: 151 red, 168 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A878?: The complementary color is #8978A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.