What color is #97B170?

#97B170 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B170?

The RGB value is 151, 177, 112: 151 red, 177 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B170?

The complementary color is #8A70B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B170?

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.

#97B170 color

#97B170 rgb(151, 177, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B170 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 69.4% green and 43.9% blue (151, 177, 112).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97B170 color codes

HEX	`#97B170`
RGB	`rgb(151, 177, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 69.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -20.23, 30.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 36.5, 123.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.409, 39.193, 21.236)`
Decimal	`9941360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B170, 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 #97B170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B170 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 #97B170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b170; }
.text { color: #97b170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 177 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b170, #77b170); }

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Questions

What color is #97B170?: #97B170 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B170?: The RGB value is 151, 177, 112: 151 red, 177 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B170?: The complementary color is #8A70B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B170?: 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.