What color is #97AE94?

#97AE94 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AE94?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 148: 151 red, 174 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AE94?

The complementary color is #AB94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AE94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AE94 color

#97AE94 rgb(151, 174, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AE94 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 58% blue (151, 174, 148).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#97AE94 color codes

HEX	`#97AE94`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, -12.99, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 16.84, 140.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.243, 38.989, 33.785)`
Decimal	`9940628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AE94, 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 #97AE94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AE94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #97AE94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ae94; }
.text { color: #97ae94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ae94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ae94, #94ae9e); }

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Questions

What color is #97AE94?: #97AE94 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AE94?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 148: 151 red, 174 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AE94?: The complementary color is #AB94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AE94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.