What color is #97AEA7?

#97AEA7 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 #97AEA7?

The RGB value is 151, 174, 167: 151 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AEA7?

The complementary color is #AE979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AEA7 color

#97AEA7 rgb(151, 174, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97AEA7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.2% green and 65.5% blue (151, 174, 167).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#97AEA7 color codes

HEX	`#97AEA7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 174, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, -9.35, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 9.4, 174.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.872, 39.641, 42.366)`
Decimal	`9940647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AEA7, 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 #97AEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #97AEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97aea7; }
.text { color: #97aea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97aea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 174 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97aea7, #97a9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97AEA7?: #97AEA7 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 #97AEA7?: The RGB value is 151, 174, 167: 151 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AEA7?: The complementary color is #AE979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.