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#97B17E

#97b17e ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97b17e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 69.41% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.81% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 90.59°, with 24.64% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3953

Complementary

  1. #97b17e
  2. #987eb1

Split complementary

  1. #97b17e
  2. #7e7eb1
  3. #b17eb0

Analogous

  1. #b0b17e
  2. #97b17e
  3. #7eb17e

Triadic

  1. #97b17e
  2. #7e97b1
  3. #b17e97

Tetradic

  1. #97b17e
  2. #7eb198
  3. #987eb1
  4. #b17e97

Square

  1. #97b17e
  2. #7eb0b1
  3. #987eb1
  4. #b17e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5d39
  2. #718d55
  3. #97b17e
  4. #bdceae
  5. #e4ebdd

Shades

#97b17e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97b17e
  2. #889f71
  3. #798e65
  4. #6a7c58
  5. #5b6a4c
  6. #4c593f
  7. #3c4732
  8. #2d3526
  9. #1e2319
  10. #0f120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#97b17e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97b17e
  2. #a1b98b
  3. #acc198
  4. #b6c8a5
  5. #c1d0b2
  6. #cbd8bf
  7. #d5e0cb
  8. #e0e8d8
  9. #eaefe5
  10. #f5f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97b17e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97b17e
  2. #95ac7e
  3. #92a77e
  4. #90a27f
  5. #8e9d7f
  6. #8c997f
  7. #89947f
  8. #878f7f
  9. #858a80
  10. #828580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2ac99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6aa7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a880 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99ada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaad7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8ac7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98ae96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97b17e {
  color: #97b17e;
}
Background
.bg-97b17e {
  background-color: #97b17e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97b17e {
  border: 2px solid #97b17e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97b17e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 177 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 25% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97b17e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97b17e, #7eb17e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97b17e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 177 126 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.10 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.36 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.89 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.48 #684e81 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#97b17e  rgb(151, 177, 126)  hsl(91, 25%, 59%)  Asparagus
#987eb1  rgb(152, 126, 177)  hsl(271, 25%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7e97b1  rgb(126, 151, 177)  hsl(211, 25%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#b17e97  rgb(177, 126, 151)  hsl(331, 25%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink