What color is #97BAB3?

#97BAB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97BAB3?

The RGB value is 151, 186, 179: 151 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BAB3?

The complementary color is #BA979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BAB3 color

#97BAB3 rgb(151, 186, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #97BAB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 72.9% green and 70.2% blue (151, 186, 179).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#97BAB3 color codes

HEX	`#97BAB3`
RGB	`rgb(151, 186, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 72.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.86, -13.2, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.86, 13.21, 181.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.456, 44.951, 49.289)`
Decimal	`9943731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BAB3, 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 #97BAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #97BAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bab3; }
.text { color: #97bab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 186 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bab3, #97b0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97BAB3?: #97BAB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BAB3?: The RGB value is 151, 186, 179: 151 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BAB3?: The complementary color is #BA979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.