What color is #97D0AA?

#97D0AA 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 #97D0AA?

The RGB value is 151, 208, 170: 151 red, 208 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D0AA?

The complementary color is #D097BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D0AA color

#97D0AA rgb(151, 208, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D0AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 81.6% green and 66.7% blue (151, 208, 170).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#97D0AA color codes

HEX	`#97D0AA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 208, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 81.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.81, -26.09, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.81, 29.16, 153.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.572, 54.592, 46.317)`
Decimal	`9949354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D0AA, 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 #97D0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #97D0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d0aa; }
.text { color: #97d0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 208 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d0aa, #97d0c6); }

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Questions

What color is #97D0AA?: #97D0AA 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 #97D0AA?: The RGB value is 151, 208, 170: 151 red, 208 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D0AA?: The complementary color is #D097BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.