What color is #97B99B?

#97B99B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B99B?

The RGB value is 151, 185, 155: 151 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B99B?

The complementary color is #B997B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B99B color

#97B99B rgb(151, 185, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #97B99B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 72.5% green and 60.8% blue (151, 185, 155).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#97B99B color codes

HEX	`#97B99B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 185, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 72.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -17.41, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 20.85, 146.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.026, 43.643, 37.53)`
Decimal	`9943451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B99B, 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 #97B99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #97B99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b99b; }
.text { color: #97b99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 185 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b99b, #97b9ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97B99B?: #97B99B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B99B?: The RGB value is 151, 185, 155: 151 red, 185 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B99B?: The complementary color is #B997B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.