What color is #97B788?

#97B788 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 #97B788?

The RGB value is 151, 183, 136: 151 red, 183 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B788?

The complementary color is #A888B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B788 color

#97B788 rgb(151, 183, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B788 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.8% green and 53.3% blue (151, 183, 136).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#97B788 color codes

HEX	`#97B788`
RGB	`rgb(151, 183, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -19.69, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 28.37, 133.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.139, 42.223, 29.639)`
Decimal	`9942920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B788, 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 #97B788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #97B788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b788; }
.text { color: #97b788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 183 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b788, #88b791); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97B788?: #97B788 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 #97B788?: The RGB value is 151, 183, 136: 151 red, 183 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B788?: The complementary color is #A888B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.