What color is #97B398?

#97B398 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 #97B398?

The RGB value is 151, 179, 152: 151 red, 179 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B398?

The complementary color is #B397B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B398 color

#97B398 rgb(151, 179, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B398 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 70.2% green and 59.6% blue (151, 179, 152).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#97B398 color codes

HEX	`#97B398`
RGB	`rgb(151, 179, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 70.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -14.87, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 18.28, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.549, 41.086, 35.81)`
Decimal	`9941912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B398, 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 #97B398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #97B398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b398; }
.text { color: #97b398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 179 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b398, #97b3a6); }

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Questions

What color is #97B398?: #97B398 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 #97B398?: The RGB value is 151, 179, 152: 151 red, 179 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B398?: The complementary color is #B397B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.