What color is #97AB8E?

#97AB8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AB8E?

The RGB value is 151, 171, 142: 151 red, 171 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AB8E?

The complementary color is #A28EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AB8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AB8E color

#97AB8E rgb(151, 171, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AB8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.1% green and 55.7% blue (151, 171, 142).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#97AB8E color codes

HEX	`#97AB8E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 171, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -12.48, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 17.76, 134.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.207, 37.658, 31.158)`
Decimal	`9939854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AB8E, 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 #97AB8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AB8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #97AB8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ab8e; }
.text { color: #97ab8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ab8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 171 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ab8e, #8eab94); }

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Questions

What color is #97AB8E?: #97AB8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AB8E?: The RGB value is 151, 171, 142: 151 red, 171 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AB8E?: The complementary color is #A28EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AB8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.