Colour
#97B8A6
- #97B8A6
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#97B8A6 is a green with RGB values 151, 184, 166 and HSL 147°, 19%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#97B8A6#97B8A6
HEX#97B8A6
RGBrgb(151, 184, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7216, 0.651
RGB percentages59.2%, 72.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(147.3, 18.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.3, 17.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK17.9%, 0%, 9.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,943,206
CSS custom property--colour: #97B8A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#684759
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B897A9
Analogous#99B897, #97B8B6
Triadic#A697B8, #B8A697
Split complementary#B697B8, #B89799
Tetradic#9799B8, #B897A9, #B8B697
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G184
B166
Red151 (59.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue147.27°
Saturation (HSL)18.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G B8 · B A6
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