What color is #97C897?

#97C897 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 #97C897?

The RGB value is 151, 200, 151: 151 red, 200 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97C897?

The complementary color is #C897C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97C897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97C897 color

#97C897 rgb(151, 200, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #97C897 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78.4% green and 59.2% blue (151, 200, 151).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% 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 11.02:1).

#97C897 color codes

HEX	`#97C897`
RGB	`rgb(151, 200, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 78.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -25.62, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 32.16, 142.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.001, 50.121, 36.892)`
Decimal	`9947287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97C897, 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 #97C897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97C897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #97C897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97c897; }
.text { color: #97c897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97c897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 200 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97c897, #97c8b0); }

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Questions

What color is #97C897?: #97C897 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 #97C897?: The RGB value is 151, 200, 151: 151 red, 200 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97C897?: The complementary color is #C897C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97C897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.