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#97BC16

#97bc16 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#97bc16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.37°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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. #97bc16
  2. #3b16bc

Split complementary

  1. #97bc16
  2. #1644bc
  3. #8e16bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8e16
  2. #97bc16
  3. #44bc16

Triadic

  1. #97bc16
  2. #1697bc
  3. #bc1697

Tetradic

  1. #97bc16
  2. #16bc3b
  3. #3b16bc
  4. #bc1697

Square

  1. #97bc16
  2. #16bc8e
  3. #3b16bc
  4. #bc1644

Monochromatic

  1. #293306
  2. #60780e
  3. #97bc16
  4. #c0e837
  5. #d6f07b

Shades

#97bc16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bc16
  2. #88a914
  3. #799612
  4. #6a840f
  5. #5b710d
  6. #4c5e0b
  7. #3c4b09
  8. #2d3807
  9. #1e2604
  10. #0f1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bc16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bc16
  2. #a1c32d
  3. #acc945
  4. #b6d05c
  5. #c1d773
  6. #cbde8b
  7. #d5e4a2
  8. #e0ebb9
  9. #eaf2d0
  10. #f5f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bc16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bc16
  2. #95b621
  3. #92b02b
  4. #90aa36
  5. #8ea440
  6. #8c9e4b
  7. #899856
  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 #9cb680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bc16 {
  color: #97bc16;
}
Background
.bg-97bc16 {
  background-color: #97bc16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bc16 {
  border: 2px solid #97bc16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bc16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 188 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bc16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bc16, #44bc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bc16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 188 22 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.54 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.32 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.38 #6843e9 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#97bc16  rgb(151, 188, 22)  hsl(73, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#3b16bc  rgb(59, 22, 188)  hsl(253, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1697bc  rgb(22, 151, 188)  hsl(193, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#bc1697  rgb(188, 22, 151)  hsl(313, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red