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#97C55B

#97c55b ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#97c55b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 77.25% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.81% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 86.04°, with 47.75% saturation and 56.47% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4727

Complementary

  1. #97c55b
  2. #895bc5

Split complementary

  1. #97c55b
  2. #5b62c5
  3. #be5bc5

Analogous

  1. #c5be5b
  2. #97c55b
  3. #62c55b

Triadic

  1. #97c55b
  2. #5b97c5
  3. #c55b97

Tetradic

  1. #97c55b
  2. #5bc589
  3. #895bc5
  4. #c55b97

Square

  1. #97c55b
  2. #5bc5be
  3. #895bc5
  4. #c55b62

Monochromatic

  1. #486423
  2. #709c37
  3. #97c55b
  4. #bbd994
  5. #dfedcc

Shades

#97c55b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c55b
  2. #88b152
  3. #799e49
  4. #6a8a40
  5. #5b7637
  6. #4c632e
  7. #3c4f24
  8. #2d3b1b
  9. #1e2712
  10. #0f1409
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c55b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c55b
  2. #a1cb6b
  3. #acd17c
  4. #b6d68c
  5. #c1dc9d
  6. #cbe2ad
  7. #d5e8bd
  8. #e0eece
  9. #eaf3de
  10. #f5f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c55b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c55b
  2. #95be5f
  3. #92b762
  4. #90b066
  5. #8ea96a
  6. #8ca36e
  7. #899c71
  8. #879575
  9. #858e79
  10. #82877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abbd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb951 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b662 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bbdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babe55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bc5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c55b {
  color: #97c55b;
}
Background
.bg-97c55b {
  background-color: #97c55b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c55b {
  border: 2px solid #97c55b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c55b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 197 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c55b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c55b, #62c55b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c55b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 197 91 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.13 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.55 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.38 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.94 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.19 #683aa4 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#97c55b  rgb(151, 197, 91)  hsl(86, 48%, 56%)  Pistachio
#895bc5  rgb(137, 91, 197)  hsl(266, 48%, 56%)  Amethyst
#5b97c5  rgb(91, 151, 197)  hsl(206, 48%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#c55b97  rgb(197, 91, 151)  hsl(326, 48%, 56%)  Mulberry