What color is #97B5B0?

#97B5B0 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 #97B5B0?

The RGB value is 151, 181, 176: 151 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B5B0?

The complementary color is #B5979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B5B0 color

#97B5B0 rgb(151, 181, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B5B0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71% green and 69% blue (151, 181, 176).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#97B5B0 color codes

HEX	`#97B5B0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 181, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -11.21, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 11.24, 184.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.121, 42.761, 47.364)`
Decimal	`9942448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B5B0, 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 #97B5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #97B5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b5b0; }
.text { color: #97b5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 181 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b5b0, #97abb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B5B0?: #97B5B0 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 #97B5B0?: The RGB value is 151, 181, 176: 151 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B5B0?: The complementary color is #B5979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.