What color is #97BD9C?

#97BD9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97BD9C?

The RGB value is 151, 189, 156: 151 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BD9C?

The complementary color is #BD97B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BD9C color

#97BD9C rgb(151, 189, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #97BD9C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.1% green and 61.2% blue (151, 189, 156).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#97BD9C color codes

HEX	`#97BD9C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 189, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, -19.26, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 23, 146.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.959, 45.374, 38.257)`
Decimal	`9944476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BD9C, 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 #97BD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #97BD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97bd9c; }
.text { color: #97bd9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97bd9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 189 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97bd9c, #97bdaf); }

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Questions

What color is #97BD9C?: #97BD9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97BD9C?: The RGB value is 151, 189, 156: 151 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BD9C?: The complementary color is #BD97B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.