What color is #97B19F?

#97B19F 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 #97B19F?

The RGB value is 151, 177, 159: 151 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B19F?

The complementary color is #B197A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B19F color

#97B19F rgb(151, 177, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B19F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 69.4% green and 62.4% blue (151, 177, 159).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#97B19F color codes

HEX	`#97B19F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 177, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 69.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, -12.51, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 13.98, 153.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.741, 40.526, 38.786)`
Decimal	`9941407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B19F, 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 #97B19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #97B19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b19f; }
.text { color: #97b19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 177 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b19f, #97b1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97B19F?: #97B19F 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 #97B19F?: The RGB value is 151, 177, 159: 151 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B19F?: The complementary color is #B197A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.