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#97B217

#97b217 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#97b217 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 69.8% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.08% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 70.45°, with 77.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.3848

Complementary

  1. #97b217
  2. #3217b2

Split complementary

  1. #97b217
  2. #174ab2
  3. #7f17b2

Analogous

  1. #b27f17
  2. #97b217
  3. #4ab217

Triadic

  1. #97b217
  2. #1797b2
  3. #b21797

Tetradic

  1. #97b217
  2. #17b232
  3. #3217b2
  4. #b21797

Square

  1. #97b217
  2. #17b27f
  3. #3217b2
  4. #b2174a

Monochromatic

  1. #242a05
  2. #5e6e0e
  3. #97b217
  4. #c5e431
  5. #d8ed75

Shades

#97b217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97b217
  2. #88a015
  3. #798e12
  4. #6a7d10
  5. #5b6b0e
  6. #4c590c
  7. #3c4709
  8. #2d3507
  9. #1e2405
  10. #0f1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#97b217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97b217
  2. #a1ba2e
  3. #acc145
  4. #b6c95d
  5. #c1d174
  6. #cbd98b
  7. #d5e0a2
  8. #e0e8b9
  9. #eaf0d1
  10. #f5f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97b217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97b217
  2. #95ad22
  3. #92a82c
  4. #90a337
  5. #8e9e41
  6. #8c994c
  7. #899456
  8. #878f61
  9. #858a6b
  10. #828576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1ab85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeac24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dac79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97b217 {
  color: #97b217;
}
Background
.bg-97b217 {
  background-color: #97b217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97b217 {
  border: 2px solid #97b217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97b217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 178 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97b217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97b217, #4ab217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97b217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 178 23 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.53 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.63 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.70 #684de8 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#97b217  rgb(151, 178, 23)  hsl(70, 77%, 39%)  Apple Green
#3217b2  rgb(50, 23, 178)  hsl(250, 77%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1797b2  rgb(23, 151, 178)  hsl(190, 77%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b21797  rgb(178, 23, 151)  hsl(310, 77%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red