What color is #97AA6F?

#97AA6F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AA6F?

The RGB value is 151, 170, 111: 151 red, 170 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AA6F?

The complementary color is #826FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AA6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AA6F color

#97AA6F rgb(151, 170, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AA6F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.7% green and 43.5% blue (151, 170, 111).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#97AA6F color codes

HEX	`#97AA6F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 170, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, -16.8, 28.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 32.89, 120.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.006, 36.476, 20.496)`
Decimal	`9939567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AA6F, 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 #97AA6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AA6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #97AA6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aa6f; }
.text { color: #97aa6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aa6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 170 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aa6f, #7aaa6f); }

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Questions

What color is #97AA6F?: #97AA6F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AA6F?: The RGB value is 151, 170, 111: 151 red, 170 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AA6F?: The complementary color is #826FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AA6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.