What color is #97AA83?

#97AA83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AA83?

The RGB value is 151, 170, 131: 151 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AA83?

The complementary color is #9683AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AA83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AA83 color

#97AA83 rgb(151, 170, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AA83 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 66.7% green and 51.4% blue (151, 170, 131).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#97AA83 color codes

HEX	`#97AA83`
RGB	`rgb(151, 170, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 66.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -13.81, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 22.65, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.233, 36.967, 26.958)`
Decimal	`9939587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AA83, 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 #97AA83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AA83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #97AA83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aa83; }
.text { color: #97aa83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aa83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 170 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aa83, #84aa83); }

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Questions

What color is #97AA83?: #97AA83 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AA83?: The RGB value is 151, 170, 131: 151 red, 170 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AA83?: The complementary color is #9683AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AA83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.