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#97A161

#97a161 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#97a161 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 63.14% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.75% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 69.38°, with 25.4% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3293

Complementary

  1. #97a161
  2. #6b61a1

Split complementary

  1. #97a161
  2. #6177a1
  3. #8b61a1

Analogous

  1. #a18b61
  2. #97a161
  3. #77a161

Triadic

  1. #97a161
  2. #6197a1
  3. #a16197

Tetradic

  1. #97a161
  2. #61a16b
  3. #6b61a1
  4. #a16197

Square

  1. #97a161
  2. #61a18b
  3. #6b61a1
  4. #a16177

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4227
  2. #6b7244
  3. #97a161
  4. #b7be91
  5. #d6dac1

Shades

#97a161 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a161
  2. #889157
  3. #79814e
  4. #6a7144
  5. #5b613a
  6. #4c5131
  7. #3c4027
  8. #2d301d
  9. #1e2013
  10. #0f100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a161 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a161
  2. #a1aa71
  3. #acb481
  4. #b6bd90
  5. #c1c7a0
  6. #cbd0b0
  7. #d5d9c0
  8. #e0e3d0
  9. #eaecdf
  10. #f5f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a161 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a161
  2. #959e64
  3. #929a67
  4. #90976a
  5. #8e946d
  6. #8c9171
  7. #898d74
  8. #878a77
  9. #85877a
  10. #82837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99b5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89c64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e9a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29d5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29e63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b9d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a161 {
  color: #97a161;
}
Background
.bg-97a161 {
  background-color: #97a161;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a161 {
  border: 2px solid #97a161;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a161;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 161 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 25% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a161 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a161, #77a161);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a161 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 161 97 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.12 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.26 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.27 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.10 #685e9e Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Moss Green
#97a161  rgb(151, 161, 97)  hsl(69, 25%, 51%)  Moss Green
#6b61a1  rgb(107, 97, 161)  hsl(249, 25%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#6197a1  rgb(97, 151, 161)  hsl(189, 25%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#a16197  rgb(161, 97, 151)  hsl(309, 25%, 51%)  Mulberry