What color is #97AE96?

#97AE96 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 #97AE96?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 150: 151 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AE96?

The complementary color is #AD96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AE96 color

#97AE96 rgb(151, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AE96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (151, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% 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 8.81:1).

#97AE96 color codes

HEX	`#97AE96`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -12.63, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 15.91, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.402, 39.053, 34.626)`
Decimal	`9940630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AE96, 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 #97AE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #97AE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ae96; }
.text { color: #97ae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ae96, #96aea1); }

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Questions

What color is #97AE96?: #97AE96 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 #97AE96?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 150: 151 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AE96?: The complementary color is #AD96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.