What color is #97D69D?

#97D69D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D69D?

The RGB value is 151, 214, 157: 151 red, 214 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D69D?

The complementary color is #D697D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D69D color

#97D69D rgb(151, 214, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D69D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 83.9% green and 61.6% blue (151, 214, 157).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#97D69D color codes

HEX	`#97D69D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 214, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 83.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.24, -31.3, 21.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.24, 38.21, 145.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.893, 57.105, 40.654)`
Decimal	`9950877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D69D, 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 #97D69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #97D69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d69d; }
.text { color: #97d69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 214 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d69d, #97d6bd); }

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Questions

What color is #97D69D?: #97D69D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D69D?: The RGB value is 151, 214, 157: 151 red, 214 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D69D?: The complementary color is #D697D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.