What color is #97B991?

#97B991 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 #97B991?

The RGB value is 151, 185, 145: 151 red, 185 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B991?

The complementary color is #B391B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B991 color

#97B991 rgb(151, 185, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B991 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 72.5% green and 56.9% blue (151, 185, 145).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#97B991 color codes

HEX	`#97B991`
RGB	`rgb(151, 185, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 72.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -19.19, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 25.37, 139.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.221, 43.321, 33.289)`
Decimal	`9943441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B991, 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 #97B991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #97B991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b991; }
.text { color: #97b991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 185 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b991, #91b99f); }

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Questions

What color is #97B991?: #97B991 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 #97B991?: The RGB value is 151, 185, 145: 151 red, 185 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B991?: The complementary color is #B391B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.