What color is #97C4AB?

#97C4AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C4AB?

The RGB value is 151, 196, 171: 151 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C4AB?

The complementary color is #C497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C4AB color

#97C4AB rgb(151, 196, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #97C4AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 76.9% green and 67.1% blue (151, 196, 171).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#97C4AB color codes

HEX	`#97C4AB`
RGB	`rgb(151, 196, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 76.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, -19.95, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 21.4, 158.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.851, 48.998, 45.878)`
Decimal	`9946283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C4AB, 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 #97C4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #97C4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c4ab; }
.text { color: #97c4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 196 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c4ab, #97c4c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #97C4AB?: #97C4AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C4AB?: The RGB value is 151, 196, 171: 151 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C4AB?: The complementary color is #C497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.