What color is #97C28E?

#97C28E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C28E?

The RGB value is 151, 194, 142: 151 red, 194 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C28E?

The complementary color is #B98EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C28E color

#97C28E rgb(151, 194, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #97C28E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 76.1% green and 55.7% blue (151, 194, 142).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#97C28E color codes

HEX	`#97C28E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 194, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 76.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -24.2, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 32.46, 138.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.936, 47.115, 32.734)`
Decimal	`9945742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C28E, 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 #97C28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #97C28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c28e; }
.text { color: #97c28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 194 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c28e, #8ec29f); }

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Questions

What color is #97C28E?: #97C28E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C28E?: The RGB value is 151, 194, 142: 151 red, 194 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C28E?: The complementary color is #B98EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.