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#97BA99

#97ba99 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97ba99 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 72.94% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.74% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 123.43°, with 20.23% saturation and 66.08% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.44

Complementary

  1. #97ba99
  2. #ba97b8

Split complementary

  1. #97ba99
  2. #ab97ba
  3. #ba97a7

Analogous

  1. #a7ba97
  2. #97ba99
  3. #97baab

Triadic

  1. #97ba99
  2. #9997ba
  3. #ba9997

Tetradic

  1. #97ba99
  2. #97b8ba
  3. #ba97b8
  4. #ba9997

Square

  1. #97ba99
  2. #97a7ba
  3. #ba97b8
  4. #baab97

Monochromatic

  1. #496f4c
  2. #699b6c
  3. #97ba99
  4. #c5d9c6
  5. #f3f7f3

Shades

#97ba99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97ba99
  2. #88a78a
  3. #79957a
  4. #6a826b
  5. #5b705c
  6. #4c5d4d
  7. #3c4a3d
  8. #2d382e
  9. #1e251f
  10. #0f130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97ba99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97ba99
  2. #a1c1a3
  3. #acc8ad
  4. #b6cfb8
  5. #c1d6c2
  6. #cbddcc
  7. #d5e3d6
  8. #e0eae0
  9. #eaf1eb
  10. #f5f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97ba99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97ba99
  2. #95b497
  3. #92ae94
  4. #90a992
  5. #8ea38f
  6. #8c9d8d
  7. #89978a
  8. #879188
  9. #858c85
  10. #828683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b5a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93b8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab49a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95b9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97ba99 {
  color: #97ba99;
}
Background
.bg-97ba99 {
  background-color: #97ba99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97ba99 {
  border: 2px solid #97ba99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97ba99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 186 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 20% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97ba99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97ba99, #97baab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97ba99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 186 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.57 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.39 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.42 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.06 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.09 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.61 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 10.67 #684566 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#97ba99  rgb(151, 186, 153)  hsl(123, 20%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#ba97b8  rgb(186, 151, 184)  hsl(303, 20%, 66%)  Lilac
#9997ba  rgb(153, 151, 186)  hsl(243, 20%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#ba9997  rgb(186, 153, 151)  hsl(3, 20%, 66%)  Rosy Brown