What color is #97AEA4?

#97AEA4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AEA4?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 164: 151 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AEA4?

The complementary color is #AE97A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AEA4 color

#97AEA4 rgb(151, 174, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97AEA4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 64.3% blue (151, 174, 164).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#97AEA4 color codes

HEX	`#97AEA4`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -9.95, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 10.25, 166.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.598, 39.531, 40.922)`
Decimal	`9940644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AEA4, 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 #97AEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #97AEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aea4; }
.text { color: #97aea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aea4, #97acae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97AEA4?: #97AEA4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AEA4?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 164: 151 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AEA4?: The complementary color is #AE97A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.