What color is #97AB95?

#97AB95 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 #97AB95?

The RGB value is 151, 171, 149: 151 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AB95?

The complementary color is #A995AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AB95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AB95 color

#97AB95 rgb(151, 171, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AB95 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.1% green and 58.4% blue (151, 171, 149).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#97AB95 color codes

HEX	`#97AB95`
RGB	`rgb(151, 171, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -11.23, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 14.39, 141.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.749, 37.875, 34.013)`
Decimal	`9939861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AB95, 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 #97AB95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AB95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #97AB95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ab95; }
.text { color: #97ab95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ab95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 171 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ab95, #95ab9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97AB95?: #97AB95 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 #97AB95?: The RGB value is 151, 171, 149: 151 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AB95?: The complementary color is #A995AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AB95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.