What color is #97B6AF?

#97B6AF 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 #97B6AF?

The RGB value is 151, 182, 175: 151 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B6AF?

The complementary color is #B6979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B6AF color

#97B6AF rgb(151, 182, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97B6AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.4% green and 68.6% blue (151, 182, 175).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#97B6AF color codes

HEX	`#97B6AF`
RGB	`rgb(151, 182, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -11.94, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 11.94, 179.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.226, 43.129, 46.913)`
Decimal	`9942703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B6AF, 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 #97B6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #97B6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b6af; }
.text { color: #97b6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 182 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b6af, #97adb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97B6AF?: #97B6AF 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 #97B6AF?: The RGB value is 151, 182, 175: 151 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B6AF?: The complementary color is #B6979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.