What color is #97BEAA?

#97BEAA 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 #97BEAA?

The RGB value is 151, 190, 170: 151 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97BEAA?

The complementary color is #BE97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97BEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97BEAA color

#97BEAA rgb(151, 190, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (151, 190, 170).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#97BEAA color codes

HEX	`#97BEAA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 190, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 74.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, -17.1, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 18.07, 161.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.43, 46.307, 44.936)`
Decimal	`9944746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97BEAA, 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 #97BEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97BEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #97BEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97beaa; }
.text { color: #97beaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97beaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 190 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97beaa, #97bebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #97BEAA?: #97BEAA 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 #97BEAA?: The RGB value is 151, 190, 170: 151 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97BEAA?: The complementary color is #BE97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97BEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.