What color is #97B394?

#97B394 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B394?

The RGB value is 151, 179, 148: 151 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B394?

The complementary color is #B094B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B394 color

#97B394 rgb(151, 179, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B394 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 70.2% green and 58% blue (151, 179, 148).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#97B394 color codes

HEX	`#97B394`
RGB	`rgb(151, 179, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 70.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, -15.59, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 20.11, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.227, 40.957, 34.113)`
Decimal	`9941908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B394, 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 #97B394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #97B394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b394; }
.text { color: #97b394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 179 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b394, #94b3a1); }

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Questions

What color is #97B394?: #97B394 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B394?: The RGB value is 151, 179, 148: 151 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B394?: The complementary color is #B094B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.