What color is #97A994?

#97A994 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A994?

The RGB value is 151, 169, 148: 151 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A994?

The complementary color is #A694A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A994 color

#97A994 rgb(151, 169, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A994 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.3% green and 58% blue (151, 169, 148).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#97A994 color codes

HEX	`#97A994`
RGB	`rgb(151, 169, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -10.35, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 13.54, 139.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.295, 37.093, 33.469)`
Decimal	`9939348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A994, 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 #97A994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #97A994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a994; }
.text { color: #97a994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 169 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a994, #94a99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A994?: #97A994 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A994?: The RGB value is 151, 169, 148: 151 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A994?: The complementary color is #A694A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.