What color is #97CA80?

#97CA80 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 #97CA80?

The RGB value is 151, 202, 128: 151 red, 202 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97CA80?

The complementary color is #B380CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97CA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97CA80 color

#97CA80 rgb(151, 202, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #97CA80 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 79.2% green and 50.2% blue (151, 202, 128).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#97CA80 color codes

HEX	`#97CA80`
RGB	`rgb(151, 202, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 79.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, -30.22, 31.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 43.82, 133.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.778, 50.378, 28.151)`
Decimal	`9947776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97CA80, 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 #97CA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97CA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #97CA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ca80; }
.text { color: #97ca80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ca80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 202 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ca80, #80ca8e); }

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Questions

What color is #97CA80?: #97CA80 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 #97CA80?: The RGB value is 151, 202, 128: 151 red, 202 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97CA80?: The complementary color is #B380CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97CA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.