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#97AF56

#97af56 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#97af56 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, 68.63% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 76.18°, with 35.74% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3791

Complementary

  1. #97af56
  2. #6e56af

Split complementary

  1. #97af56
  2. #566baf
  3. #9b56af

Analogous

  1. #af9b56
  2. #97af56
  3. #6baf56

Triadic

  1. #97af56
  2. #5697af
  3. #af5697

Tetradic

  1. #97af56
  2. #56af6e
  3. #6e56af
  4. #af5697

Square

  1. #97af56
  2. #56af9b
  3. #6e56af
  4. #af566b

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4923
  2. #6b7d3b
  3. #97af56
  4. #b7c88a
  5. #d7e0be

Shades

#97af56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97af56
  2. #889e4d
  3. #798c45
  4. #6a7b3c
  5. #5b6934
  6. #4c582b
  7. #3c4622
  8. #2d351a
  9. #1e2311
  10. #0f1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#97af56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97af56
  2. #a1b767
  3. #acbf78
  4. #b6c789
  5. #c1cf9a
  6. #cbd7ab
  7. #d5dfbb
  8. #e0e7cc
  9. #eaefdd
  10. #f5f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97af56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97af56
  2. #95aa5a
  3. #92a65e
  4. #90a163
  5. #8e9c67
  6. #8c986b
  7. #89936f
  8. #878e73
  9. #858978
  10. #82857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a98d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a64e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da79b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaa51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa959 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9baa85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97af56 {
  color: #97af56;
}
Background
.bg-97af56 {
  background-color: #97af56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97af56 {
  border: 2px solid #97af56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97af56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 175 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 36% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97af56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97af56, #6baf56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97af56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 175 86 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.16 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.55 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.79 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.97 #6850a9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#97af56  rgb(151, 175, 86)  hsl(76, 36%, 51%)  Olivine
#6e56af  rgb(110, 86, 175)  hsl(256, 36%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#5697af  rgb(86, 151, 175)  hsl(196, 36%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#af5697  rgb(175, 86, 151)  hsl(316, 36%, 51%)  Mulberry