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#97B396

#97b396 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97b396 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 70.2% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.2% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 117.93°, with 16.02% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4102

Complementary

  1. #97b396
  2. #b296b3

Split complementary

  1. #97b396
  2. #a496b3
  3. #b396a6

Analogous

  1. #a6b396
  2. #97b396
  3. #96b3a4

Triadic

  1. #97b396
  2. #9697b3
  3. #b39697

Tetradic

  1. #97b396
  2. #96b3b2
  3. #b296b3
  4. #b39697

Square

  1. #97b396
  2. #96a6b3
  3. #b296b3
  4. #b3a496

Monochromatic

  1. #4b664a
  2. #6b926a
  3. #97b396
  4. #c3d3c2
  5. #eff3ef

Shades

#97b396 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97b396
  2. #88a187
  3. #798f78
  4. #6a7d69
  5. #5b6b5a
  6. #4c5a4b
  7. #3c483c
  8. #2d362d
  9. #1e241e
  10. #0f120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97b396 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97b396
  2. #a1bba1
  3. #acc2ab
  4. #b6cab6
  5. #c1d1c0
  6. #cbd9cb
  7. #d5e1d5
  8. #e0e8e0
  9. #eaf0ea
  10. #f5f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97b396 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97b396
  2. #95ae94
  3. #92a992
  4. #90a48f
  5. #8e9f8d
  6. #8c9a8b
  7. #899489
  8. #878f87
  9. #858a84
  10. #828582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4afa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ad94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0aa97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95b1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9b095 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6ae97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96b2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97b396 {
  color: #97b396;
}
Background
.bg-97b396 {
  background-color: #97b396;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97b396 {
  border: 2px solid #97b396;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97b396;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 179 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97b396 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97b396, #96b3a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97b396 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 179 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.52 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.40 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.09 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.15 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.95 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.30 #684c69 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#97b396  rgb(151, 179, 150)  hsl(118, 16%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b296b3  rgb(178, 150, 179)  hsl(298, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#9697b3  rgb(150, 151, 179)  hsl(238, 16%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b39697  rgb(179, 150, 151)  hsl(358, 16%, 65%)  Rosy Brown