What color is #97AD7A?

#97AD7A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AD7A?

The RGB value is 151, 173, 122: 151 red, 173 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AD7A?

The complementary color is #907AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AD7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AD7A color

#97AD7A rgb(151, 173, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AD7A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.8% green and 47.8% blue (151, 173, 122).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#97AD7A color codes

HEX	`#97AD7A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 173, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -16.77, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 29.08, 125.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.218, 37.871, 24.074)`
Decimal	`9940346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AD7A, 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 #97AD7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AD7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #97AD7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ad7a; }
.text { color: #97ad7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ad7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 173 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ad7a, #7ead7a); }

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Questions

What color is #97AD7A?: #97AD7A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AD7A?: The RGB value is 151, 173, 122: 151 red, 173 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AD7A?: The complementary color is #907AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AD7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.