What color is #97AE89?

#97AE89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AE89?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 137: 151 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AE89?

The complementary color is #A089AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AE89 color

#97AE89 rgb(151, 174, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AE89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 53.7% blue (151, 174, 137).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#97AE89 color codes

HEX	`#97AE89`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -14.91, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 22.16, 132.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.413, 38.657, 29.416)`
Decimal	`9940617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AE89, 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 #97AE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #97AE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ae89; }
.text { color: #97ae89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ae89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ae89, #89ae8e); }

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Questions

What color is #97AE89?: #97AE89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AE89?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 137: 151 red, 174 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AE89?: The complementary color is #A089AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.