What color is #97ABA7?

#97ABA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97ABA7?

The RGB value is 151, 171, 167: 151 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97ABA7?

The complementary color is #AB979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97ABA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97ABA7 color

#97ABA7 rgb(151, 171, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97ABA7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.1% green and 65.5% blue (151, 171, 167).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#97ABA7 color codes

HEX	`#97ABA7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 171, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, -7.75, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 7.75, 182.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.299, 38.494, 42.175)`
Decimal	`9939879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97ABA7, 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 #97ABA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97ABA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #97ABA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aba7; }
.text { color: #97aba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 171 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aba7, #97a5ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97ABA7?: #97ABA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97ABA7?: The RGB value is 151, 171, 167: 151 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97ABA7?: The complementary color is #AB979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97ABA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.