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#97C237

#97c237 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97c237 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, 76.08% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.65% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 78.56°, with 55.82% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4544

Complementary

  1. #97c237
  2. #6237c2

Split complementary

  1. #97c237
  2. #3751c2
  3. #a737c2

Analogous

  1. #c2a737
  2. #97c237
  3. #51c237

Triadic

  1. #97c237
  2. #3797c2
  3. #c23797

Tetradic

  1. #97c237
  2. #37c262
  3. #6237c2
  4. #c23797

Square

  1. #97c237
  2. #37c2a7
  3. #6237c2
  4. #c23751

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4b15
  2. #698626
  3. #97c237
  4. #b6d66f
  5. #d4e7ab

Shades

#97c237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c237
  2. #88af32
  3. #799b2c
  4. #6a8827
  5. #5b7421
  6. #4c611c
  7. #3c4e16
  8. #2d3a11
  9. #1e270b
  10. #0f1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c237
  2. #a1c84b
  3. #acce5f
  4. #b6d473
  5. #c1da87
  6. #cbe19b
  7. #d5e7af
  8. #e0edc3
  9. #eaf3d7
  10. #f5f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c237
  2. #95bb3e
  3. #92b546
  4. #90ae4d
  5. #8ea854
  6. #8ca15c
  7. #899a63
  8. #87946a
  9. #858d71
  10. #828779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb51e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b343 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9eb9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ba2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b93f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bbd88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c237 {
  color: #97c237;
}
Background
.bg-97c237 {
  background-color: #97c237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c237 {
  border: 2px solid #97c237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 194 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 56% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c237, #51c237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 194 55 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.16 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.48 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.33 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.52 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.79 #683dc8 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97c237  rgb(151, 194, 55)  hsl(79, 56%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#6237c2  rgb(98, 55, 194)  hsl(259, 56%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#3797c2  rgb(55, 151, 194)  hsl(199, 56%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#c23797  rgb(194, 55, 151)  hsl(319, 56%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red