What color is #97E1B6?

#97E1B6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97E1B6?

The RGB value is 151, 225, 182: 151 red, 225 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97E1B6?

The complementary color is #E197C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97E1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97E1B6 color

#97E1B6 rgb(151, 225, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #97E1B6 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 88.2% green and 71.4% blue (151, 225, 182).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 55% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#97E1B6 color codes

HEX	`#97E1B6`
RGB	`rgb(151, 225, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 88.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 55%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 19%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.86, -31.92, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.86, 34.79, 156.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.128, 63.805, 54.026)`
Decimal	`9953718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97E1B6, 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 #97E1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97E1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #97E1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97e1b6; }
.text { color: #97e1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97e1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 225 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97e1b6, #97e1db); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #97E1B6?: #97E1B6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97E1B6?: The RGB value is 151, 225, 182: 151 red, 225 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97E1B6?: The complementary color is #E197C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97E1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.