What color is #97AD9F?

#97AD9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AD9F?

The RGB value is 151, 173, 159: 151 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AD9F?

The complementary color is #AD97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AD9F color

#97AD9F rgb(151, 173, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97AD9F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.8% green and 62.4% blue (151, 173, 159).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#97AD9F color codes

HEX	`#97AD9F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 173, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -10.4, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 11.39, 156.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.963, 38.969, 38.527)`
Decimal	`9940383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AD9F, 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 #97AD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #97AD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ad9f; }
.text { color: #97ad9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ad9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 173 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ad9f, #97adaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97AD9F?: #97AD9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AD9F?: The RGB value is 151, 173, 159: 151 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AD9F?: The complementary color is #AD97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.