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#97C511

#97c511 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97c511 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, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 75.33°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4655

Complementary

  1. #97c511
  2. #3f11c5

Split complementary

  1. #97c511
  2. #113dc5
  3. #9911c5

Analogous

  1. #c59911
  2. #97c511
  3. #3dc511

Triadic

  1. #97c511
  2. #1197c5
  3. #c51197

Tetradic

  1. #97c511
  2. #11c53f
  3. #3f11c5
  4. #c51197

Square

  1. #97c511
  2. #11c599
  3. #3f11c5
  4. #c5113d

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3805
  2. #617f0b
  3. #97c511
  4. #beee35
  5. #d5f47b

Shades

#97c511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c511
  2. #88b10f
  3. #799e0e
  4. #6a8a0c
  5. #5b760a
  6. #4c6309
  7. #3c4f07
  8. #2d3b05
  9. #1e2703
  10. #0f1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c511
  2. #a1cb29
  3. #acd141
  4. #b6d658
  5. #c1dc70
  6. #cbe288
  7. #d5e8a0
  8. #e0eeb8
  9. #eaf3cf
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c511
  2. #95be1c
  3. #92b727
  4. #90b032
  5. #8ea93d
  6. #8ca349
  7. #899c54
  8. #87955f
  9. #858e6a
  10. #828775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabc91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fbba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bc24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cbf85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c511 {
  color: #97c511;
}
Background
.bg-97c511 {
  background-color: #97c511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c511 {
  border: 2px solid #97c511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c511, #3dc511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.21 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.11 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.15 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.92 #683aee Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97c511  rgb(151, 197, 17)  hsl(75, 84%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3f11c5  rgb(63, 17, 197)  hsl(255, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#1197c5  rgb(17, 151, 197)  hsl(195, 84%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c51197  rgb(197, 17, 151)  hsl(315, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red