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#97C7A8

#97c7a8 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97c7a8 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 78.04% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.58% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 141.25°, with 30% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.5025

Complementary

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #c797b6

Split complementary

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #c097c7
  3. #c7979e

Analogous

  1. #9ec797
  2. #97c7a8
  3. #97c7c0

Triadic

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #a897c7
  3. #c7a897

Tetradic

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #97b6c7
  3. #c797b6
  4. #c7a897

Square

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #979ec7
  3. #c797b6
  4. #c7c097

Monochromatic

  1. #45805a
  2. #65ac7e
  3. #97c7a8
  4. #c9e2d2
  5. #f2f8f4

Shades

#97c7a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #88b397
  3. #799f86
  4. #6a8b76
  5. #5b7765
  6. #4c6454
  7. #3c5043
  8. #2d3c32
  9. #1e2822
  10. #0f1411
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c7a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #a1cdb1
  3. #acd2b9
  4. #b6d8c2
  5. #c1ddcb
  6. #cbe3d4
  7. #d5e9dc
  8. #e0eee5
  9. #eaf4ee
  10. #f5f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c7a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c7a8
  2. #95c0a4
  3. #92b9a0
  4. #90b29c
  5. #8eab98
  6. #8ca494
  7. #899c90
  8. #87958c
  9. #858e88
  10. #828784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bfa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebaaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fc6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c2a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bfa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c6b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c7a8 {
  color: #97c7a8;
}
Background
.bg-97c7a8 {
  background-color: #97c7a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c7a8 {
  border: 2px solid #97c7a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c7a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 199 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c7a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c7a8, #97c7c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c7a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 199 168 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.23 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.66 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.63 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.67 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.74 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.77 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.57 #683857 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#97c7a8  rgb(151, 199, 168)  hsl(141, 30%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c797b6  rgb(199, 151, 182)  hsl(321, 30%, 69%)  Lilac
#a897c7  rgb(168, 151, 199)  hsl(261, 30%, 69%)  Wisteria
#c7a897  rgb(199, 168, 151)  hsl(21, 30%, 69%)  Tumbleweed