What color is #97BBAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #97BBAC?

The RGB value is 151, 187, 172: 151 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BBAC?

The complementary color is #BB97A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BBAC color

#97BBAC rgb(151, 187, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (151, 187, 172).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#97BBAC color codes

HEX	`#97BBAC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 187, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 73.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, -15.16, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 15.58, 166.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.977, 45.097, 45.725)`
Decimal	`9943980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BBAC, 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 #97BBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #97BBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bbac; }
.text { color: #97bbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 187 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bbac, #97b8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #97BBAC?: #97BBAC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BBAC?: The RGB value is 151, 187, 172: 151 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BBAC?: The complementary color is #BB97A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.