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#97AE36

#97ae36 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#97ae36 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, 68.24% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.97% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 71.5°, with 52.63% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.3712

Complementary

  1. #97ae36
  2. #4d36ae

Split complementary

  1. #97ae36
  2. #365bae
  3. #8936ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8936
  2. #97ae36
  3. #5bae36

Triadic

  1. #97ae36
  2. #3697ae
  3. #ae3697

Tetradic

  1. #97ae36
  2. #36ae4d
  3. #4d36ae
  4. #ae3697

Square

  1. #97ae36
  2. #36ae89
  3. #4d36ae
  4. #ae365b

Monochromatic

  1. #323912
  2. #647424
  3. #97ae36
  4. #bace62
  5. #d3e09d

Shades

#97ae36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97ae36
  2. #889d31
  3. #798b2b
  4. #6a7a26
  5. #5b6820
  6. #4c571b
  7. #3c4616
  8. #2d3410
  9. #1e230b
  10. #0f1105
  11. #000000

Tints

#97ae36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97ae36
  2. #a1b64a
  3. #acbe5e
  4. #b6c672
  5. #c1ce86
  6. #cbd79b
  7. #d5dfaf
  8. #e0e7c3
  9. #eaefd7
  10. #f5f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97ae36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97ae36
  2. #95a93d
  3. #92a545
  4. #90a04c
  5. #8e9c54
  6. #8c975b
  7. #899262
  8. #878e6a
  9. #858971
  10. #828579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a424 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca82c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba83c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ca97b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97ae36 {
  color: #97ae36;
}
Background
.bg-97ae36 {
  background-color: #97ae36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97ae36 {
  border: 2px solid #97ae36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97ae36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 174 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97ae36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97ae36, #5bae36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97ae36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 174 54 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.43 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.25 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.77 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.95 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.58 #6851c9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#97ae36  rgb(151, 174, 54)  hsl(72, 53%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4d36ae  rgb(77, 54, 174)  hsl(252, 53%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#3697ae  rgb(54, 151, 174)  hsl(192, 53%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#ae3697  rgb(174, 54, 151)  hsl(312, 53%, 45%)  Deep Plum