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#97BC15

#97bc15 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#97bc15 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 73.73% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.29°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.426

Complementary

  1. #97bc15
  2. #3a15bc

Split complementary

  1. #97bc15
  2. #1544bc
  3. #8d15bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8d15
  2. #97bc15
  3. #44bc15

Triadic

  1. #97bc15
  2. #1597bc
  3. #bc1597

Tetradic

  1. #97bc15
  2. #15bc3a
  3. #3a15bc
  4. #bc1597

Square

  1. #97bc15
  2. #15bc8d
  3. #3a15bc
  4. #bc1544

Monochromatic

  1. #283206
  2. #60770d
  3. #97bc15
  4. #c1e835
  5. #d6f07a

Shades

#97bc15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bc15
  2. #88a913
  3. #799611
  4. #6a840f
  5. #5b710d
  6. #4c5e0b
  7. #3c4b08
  8. #2d3806
  9. #1e2604
  10. #0f1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bc15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bc15
  2. #a1c32c
  3. #acc944
  4. #b6d05b
  5. #c1d773
  6. #cbde8a
  7. #d5e4a1
  8. #e0ebb9
  9. #eaf2d0
  10. #f5f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bc15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bc15
  2. #95b620
  3. #92b02a
  4. #90aa35
  5. #8ea440
  6. #8c9e4b
  7. #899855
  8. #879260
  9. #858c6b
  10. #828675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fb2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cb67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bc15 {
  color: #97bc15;
}
Background
.bg-97bc15 {
  background-color: #97bc15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bc15 {
  border: 2px solid #97bc15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bc15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 188 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bc15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bc15, #44bc15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bc15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 188 21 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.55 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.49 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.42 #6843ea Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#97bc15  rgb(151, 188, 21)  hsl(73, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green
#3a15bc  rgb(58, 21, 188)  hsl(253, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1597bc  rgb(21, 151, 188)  hsl(193, 80%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bc1597  rgb(188, 21, 151)  hsl(313, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red