What color is #97A997?

#97A997 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A997?

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

What is the complementary color of #97A997?

The complementary color is #A997A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A997 color

#97A997 rgb(151, 169, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97A997 is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#97A997 color codes

HEX	`#97A997`
RGB	`rgb(151, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, -9.8, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 12.14, 143.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.535, 37.189, 34.736)`
Decimal	`9939351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A997, 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 #97A997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #97A997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a997; }
.text { color: #97a997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a997, #97a9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97A997?: #97A997 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A997?: The RGB value is 151, 169, 151: 151 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A997?: The complementary color is #A997A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.