What color is #97AC97?

#97AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AC97?

The RGB value is 151, 172, 151: 151 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AC97?

The complementary color is #AC97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AC97 color

#97AC97 rgb(151, 172, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AC97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (151, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#97AC97 color codes

HEX	`#97AC97`
RGB	`rgb(151, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, -11.39, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 14.13, 143.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.1, 38.318, 34.924)`
Decimal	`9940119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AC97, 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 #97AC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #97AC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ac97; }
.text { color: #97ac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ac97, #97aca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97AC97?: #97AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AC97?: The RGB value is 151, 172, 151: 151 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AC97?: The complementary color is #AC97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.