What color is #97CCA8?

#97CCA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97CCA8?

The RGB value is 151, 204, 168: 151 red, 204 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97CCA8?

The complementary color is #CC97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97CCA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97CCA8 color

#97CCA8 rgb(151, 204, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #97CCA8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 80% green and 65.9% blue (151, 204, 168).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#97CCA8 color codes

HEX	`#97CCA8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 204, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 80%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, -24.51, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 27.49, 153.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.421, 52.591, 45.007)`
Decimal	`9948328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97CCA8, 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 #97CCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97CCA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #97CCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97cca8; }
.text { color: #97cca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97cca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 204 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97cca8, #97ccc2); }

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Questions

What color is #97CCA8?: #97CCA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97CCA8?: The RGB value is 151, 204, 168: 151 red, 204 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97CCA8?: The complementary color is #CC97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97CCA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.