What color is #97C79D?

#97C79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97C79D?

The RGB value is 151, 199, 157: 151 red, 199 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C79D?

The complementary color is #C797C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C79D color

#97C79D rgb(151, 199, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #97C79D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78% green and 61.6% blue (151, 199, 157).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#97C79D color codes

HEX	`#97C79D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 199, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 78%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, -24.08, 16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 28.92, 146.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.27, 49.859, 39.446)`
Decimal	`9947037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C79D, 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 #97C79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #97C79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c79d; }
.text { color: #97c79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 199 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c79d, #97c7b5); }

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Questions

What color is #97C79D?: #97C79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97C79D?: The RGB value is 151, 199, 157: 151 red, 199 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C79D?: The complementary color is #C797C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.