What color is #97F498?

#97F498 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97F498?

The RGB value is 151, 244, 152: 151 red, 244 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97F498?

The complementary color is #F497F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97F498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97F498 color

#97F498 rgb(151, 244, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #97F498 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 95.7% green and 59.6% blue (151, 244, 152).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 81% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#97F498 color codes

HEX	`#97F498`
RGB	`rgb(151, 244, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 95.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 81%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 38%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.71, -45.61, 35.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.71, 58.01, 141.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.778, 73.545, 41.22)`
Decimal	`9958552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97F498, 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 #97F498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97F498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #97F498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97f498; }
.text { color: #97f498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97f498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 244 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97f498, #97f4c6); }

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Questions

What color is #97F498?: #97F498 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97F498?: The RGB value is 151, 244, 152: 151 red, 244 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97F498?: The complementary color is #F497F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97F498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.