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#97AF9D Color

#97AF9D is rgb(151, 175, 157) in RGB, hsl(135, 13%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97AF9D
HEX#97AF9D
RGBrgb(151, 175, 157)
HSLhsl(135, 13%, 64%)
HSVhsv(135, 14%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.037 153)
LABlab(69.23% -11.28 6.34)
LCHlch(69.23% 12.94 150.66)

What #97AF9D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97AF9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 5.95Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.55Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.79Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 9.33Opal#A8C3BCΔE 9.57Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#97AF9D Channel Values

How #97AF9D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 151 · G 175 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 13% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 14% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97AF9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97AF9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97AF9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97AF9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97AF9D
Complementary
#AF97A9
Analogous
#9DAF97
Analogous
#97AFA9
Triadic
#9D97AF
Triadic
#AF9D97
Split comp.
#A997AF
Split comp.
#AF979D

Tints & Shades of #97AF9D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6BAAB
#B4C5B8
#C2D0C6
#CED9D1
#DCE4DE
#EBEFEC

Shades

#7D9B85
#688770
#546D5B
#435648
#2F3D32
#1D251F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97AF9D.

How #97AF9D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97AF9D
Protanopia#ABAB9D
Protanomaly#A4AD9D
Deuteranopia#A8A89E
Deuteranomaly#A1AB9D
Tritanopia#9AADAD
Tritanomaly#99AEA7
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97AF9D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97af9d: #97AF9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97AF9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97af9d': '#97AF9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.686, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_97af9d">#97AF9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#97AF9D"

More Green Colors

#97AF9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97AF9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97AF9D?

#97AF9D is a light green — rgb(151, 175, 157) in RGB and hsl(135, 13%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #97AF9D?

#97AF9D is rgb(151, 175, 157) — red 151, green 175, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97AF9D?

#97AF9D converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97AF9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97AF9D scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97AF9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97AF9D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.94, which is visibly different.

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