What color is #97D1A8?

#97D1A8 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 #97D1A8?

The RGB value is 151, 209, 168: 151 red, 209 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D1A8?

The complementary color is #D197C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D1A8 color

#97D1A8 rgb(151, 209, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D1A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 82% green and 65.9% blue (151, 209, 168).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#97D1A8 color codes

HEX	`#97D1A8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 209, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 82%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, -26.95, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 30.57, 151.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.629, 55.006, 45.409)`
Decimal	`9949608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D1A8, 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 #97D1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #97D1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d1a8; }
.text { color: #97d1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 209 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d1a8, #97d1c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97D1A8?: #97D1A8 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 #97D1A8?: The RGB value is 151, 209, 168: 151 red, 209 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D1A8?: The complementary color is #D197C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.