What color is #97D461?

#97D461 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D461?

The RGB value is 151, 212, 97: 151 red, 212 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D461?

The complementary color is #9E61D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D461 color

#97D461 rgb(151, 212, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D461 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 83.1% green and 38% blue (151, 212, 97).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#97D461 color codes

HEX	`#97D461`
RGB	`rgb(151, 212, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 83.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 54%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 54%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.77, -38.65, 50.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.77, 63.26, 127.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.463, 54.528, 19.805)`
Decimal	`9950305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D461, 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 #97D461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #97D461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d461; }
.text { color: #97d461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 212 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d461, #61d465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #97D461?: #97D461 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D461?: The RGB value is 151, 212, 97: 151 red, 212 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D461?: The complementary color is #9E61D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.