What color is #97C784?

#97C784 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C784?

The RGB value is 151, 199, 132: 151 red, 199 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C784?

The complementary color is #B484C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C784 color

#97C784 rgb(151, 199, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #97C784 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78% green and 51.8% blue (151, 199, 132).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#97C784 color codes

HEX	`#97C784`
RGB	`rgb(151, 199, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 78%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, -28.2, 28.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 40.17, 134.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.35, 49.091, 29.333)`
Decimal	`9947012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C784, 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 #97C784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #97C784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c784; }
.text { color: #97c784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 199 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c784, #84c793); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97C784?: #97C784 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C784?: The RGB value is 151, 199, 132: 151 red, 199 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C784?: The complementary color is #B484C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.