What color is #97BCA7?

#97BCA7 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 #97BCA7?

The RGB value is 151, 188, 167: 151 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BCA7?

The complementary color is #BC97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BCA7 color

#97BCA7 rgb(151, 188, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #97BCA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.7% green and 65.5% blue (151, 188, 167).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#97BCA7 color codes

HEX	`#97BCA7`
RGB	`rgb(151, 188, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 73.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, -16.67, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 17.91, 158.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.719, 45.335, 43.315)`
Decimal	`9944231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BCA7, 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 #97BCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #97BCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bca7; }
.text { color: #97bca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 188 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bca7, #97bcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #97BCA7?: #97BCA7 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 #97BCA7?: The RGB value is 151, 188, 167: 151 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BCA7?: The complementary color is #BC97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.