What color is #97AE9A?

#97AE9A 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 #97AE9A?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 154: 151 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AE9A?

The complementary color is #AE97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AE9A color

#97AE9A rgb(151, 174, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AE9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 60.4% blue (151, 174, 154).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#97AE9A color codes

HEX	`#97AE9A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, -11.89, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 14.11, 147.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.73, 39.184, 36.352)`
Decimal	`9940634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AE9A, 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 #97AE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #97AE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ae9a; }
.text { color: #97ae9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ae9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ae9a, #97aea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97AE9A?: #97AE9A 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 #97AE9A?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 154: 151 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AE9A?: The complementary color is #AE97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.