What color is #97A98C?

#97A98C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A98C?

The RGB value is 151, 169, 140: 151 red, 169 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A98C?

The complementary color is #9E8CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A98C color

#97A98C rgb(151, 169, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A98C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.3% green and 54.9% blue (151, 169, 140).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#97A98C color codes

HEX	`#97A98C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 169, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -11.78, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 17.46, 132.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.683, 36.848, 30.249)`
Decimal	`9939340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A98C, 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 #97A98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #97A98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a98c; }
.text { color: #97a98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 169 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a98c, #8ca990); }

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Questions

What color is #97A98C?: #97A98C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A98C?: The RGB value is 151, 169, 140: 151 red, 169 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A98C?: The complementary color is #9E8CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.