What color is #97F0AE?

#97F0AE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97F0AE?

The RGB value is 151, 240, 174: 151 red, 240 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97F0AE?

The complementary color is #F097D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97F0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97F0AE color

#97F0AE rgb(151, 240, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #97F0AE is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 94.1% green and 68.2% blue (151, 240, 174).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 75% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#97F0AE color codes

HEX	`#97F0AE`
RGB	`rgb(151, 240, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 94.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 75%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 37%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 27%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.95, -40.26, 23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.95, 46.71, 149.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.56, 71.953, 51.208)`
Decimal	`9957550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97F0AE, 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 #97F0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97F0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #97F0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97f0ae; }
.text { color: #97f0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97f0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 240 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97f0ae, #97f0db); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97F0AE?: #97F0AE is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97F0AE?: The RGB value is 151, 240, 174: 151 red, 240 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97F0AE?: The complementary color is #F097D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97F0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.