What color is #97AF8E?

#97AF8E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AF8E?

The RGB value is 151, 175, 142: 151 red, 175 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AF8E?

The complementary color is #A68EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AF8E?

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.

#97AF8E color

#97AF8E rgb(151, 175, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #97AF8E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.6% green and 55.7% blue (151, 175, 142).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97AF8E color codes

HEX	`#97AF8E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 175, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -14.58, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 20.35, 135.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.974, 39.192, 31.413)`
Decimal	`9940878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AF8E, 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 #97AF8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AF8E 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 #97AF8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97af8e; }
.text { color: #97af8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97af8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 175 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97af8e, #8eaf96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97AF8E?: #97AF8E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AF8E?: The RGB value is 151, 175, 142: 151 red, 175 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AF8E?: The complementary color is #A68EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AF8E?: 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.