What color is #97B3AC?

#97B3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B3AC?

The RGB value is 151, 179, 172: 151 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B3AC?

The complementary color is #B3979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B3AC color

#97B3AC rgb(151, 179, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B3AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (151, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#97B3AC color codes

HEX	`#97B3AC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.73, -10.98, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.73, 10.99, 178.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.327, 41.797, 45.175)`
Decimal	`9941932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B3AC, 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 #97B3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #97B3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b3ac; }
.text { color: #97b3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b3ac, #97acb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B3AC?: #97B3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B3AC?: The RGB value is 151, 179, 172: 151 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B3AC?: The complementary color is #B3979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.