What color is #97B2AF?

#97B2AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B2AF?

The RGB value is 151, 178, 175: 151 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B2AF?

The complementary color is #B2979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B2AF color

#97B2AF rgb(151, 178, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B2AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 69.8% green and 68.6% blue (151, 178, 175).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#97B2AF color codes

HEX	`#97B2AF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 178, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 69.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, -9.83, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 9.96, 189.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.419, 41.514, 46.643)`
Decimal	`9941679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B2AF, 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 #97B2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #97B2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b2af; }
.text { color: #97b2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 178 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b2af, #97a7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B2AF?: #97B2AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B2AF?: The RGB value is 151, 178, 175: 151 red, 178 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B2AF?: The complementary color is #B2979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.