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#97AE22

#97ae22 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#97ae22 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 68.24% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.46% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 69.86°, with 67.31% saturation and 40.78% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.3697

Complementary

  1. #97ae22
  2. #3922ae

Split complementary

  1. #97ae22
  2. #2251ae
  3. #7f22ae

Analogous

  1. #ae7f22
  2. #97ae22
  3. #51ae22

Triadic

  1. #97ae22
  2. #2297ae
  3. #ae2297

Tetradic

  1. #97ae22
  2. #22ae39
  3. #3922ae
  4. #ae2297

Square

  1. #97ae22
  2. #22ae7f
  3. #3922ae
  4. #ae2251

Monochromatic

  1. #282e09
  2. #5f6e15
  3. #97ae22
  4. #c1da42
  5. #d6e782

Shades

#97ae22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97ae22
  2. #889d1f
  3. #798b1b
  4. #6a7a18
  5. #5b6814
  6. #4c5711
  7. #3c460e
  8. #2d340a
  9. #1e2307
  10. #0f1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#97ae22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97ae22
  2. #a1b638
  3. #acbe4e
  4. #b6c664
  5. #c1ce7a
  6. #cbd791
  7. #d5dfa7
  8. #e0e7bd
  9. #eaefd3
  10. #f5f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97ae22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97ae22
  2. #95a92b
  3. #92a535
  4. #90a03e
  5. #8e9c48
  6. #8c9751
  7. #89925a
  8. #878e64
  9. #85896d
  10. #828577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada80c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba82b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97ae22 {
  color: #97ae22;
}
Background
.bg-97ae22 {
  background-color: #97ae22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97ae22 {
  border: 2px solid #97ae22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97ae22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 174 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97ae22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97ae22, #51ae22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97ae22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 174 34 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.66 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.62 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.46 #6851dd Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#97ae22  rgb(151, 174, 34)  hsl(70, 67%, 41%)  Apple Green
#3922ae  rgb(57, 34, 174)  hsl(250, 67%, 41%)  Zaffre
#2297ae  rgb(34, 151, 174)  hsl(190, 67%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#ae2297  rgb(174, 34, 151)  hsl(310, 67%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red