What color is #97B6A2?

#97B6A2 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 #97B6A2?

The RGB value is 151, 182, 162: 151 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B6A2?

The complementary color is #B697AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B6A2 color

#97B6A2 rgb(151, 182, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B6A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.4% green and 63.5% blue (151, 182, 162).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#97B6A2 color codes

HEX	`#97B6A2`
RGB	`rgb(151, 182, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.31, -14.55, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.31, 16.01, 155.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.01, 42.643, 40.509)`
Decimal	`9942690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B6A2, 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 #97B6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #97B6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b6a2; }
.text { color: #97b6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 182 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b6a2, #97b6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #97B6A2?: #97B6A2 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 #97B6A2?: The RGB value is 151, 182, 162: 151 red, 182 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B6A2?: The complementary color is #B697AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.