What color is #97B696?

#97B696 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 #97B696?

The RGB value is 151, 182, 150: 151 red, 182 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B696?

The complementary color is #B596B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B696 color

#97B696 rgb(151, 182, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B696 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.4% green and 58.8% blue (151, 182, 150).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% 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 9.45:1).

#97B696 color codes

HEX	`#97B696`
RGB	`rgb(151, 182, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, -16.78, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 21.14, 142.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.994, 42.236, 35.157)`
Decimal	`9942678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B696, 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 #97B696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #97B696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b696; }
.text { color: #97b696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 182 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b696, #96b6a5); }

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Questions

What color is #97B696?: #97B696 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 #97B696?: The RGB value is 151, 182, 150: 151 red, 182 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B696?: The complementary color is #B596B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.