What color is #97A995?

#97A995 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 #97A995?

The RGB value is 151, 169, 149: 151 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A995?

The complementary color is #A795A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A995 color

#97A995 rgb(151, 169, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #97A995 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.3% green and 58.4% blue (151, 169, 149).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 10% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#97A995 color codes

HEX	`#97A995`
RGB	`rgb(151, 169, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -10.17, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 13.07, 141.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.374, 37.125, 33.888)`
Decimal	`9939349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A995, 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 #97A995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #97A995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a995; }
.text { color: #97a995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 169 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a995, #95a99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A995?: #97A995 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 #97A995?: The RGB value is 151, 169, 149: 151 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A995?: The complementary color is #A795A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.