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#97C8AE

#97c8ae ≈ Seafoam Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97c8ae is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 78.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 148.16°, with 30.82% saturation and 68.82% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5094

Complementary

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #c897b1

Split complementary

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #c697c8
  3. #c89798

Analogous

  1. #98c897
  2. #97c8ae
  3. #97c8c6

Triadic

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #ae97c8
  3. #c8ae97

Tetradic

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #97b1c8
  3. #c897b1
  4. #c8ae97

Square

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #9798c8
  3. #c897b1
  4. #c8c697

Monochromatic

  1. #448261
  2. #65ae87
  3. #97c8ae
  4. #c9e2d5
  5. #f2f8f5

Shades

#97c8ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #88b49d
  3. #79a08b
  4. #6a8c7a
  5. #5b7868
  6. #4c6457
  7. #3c5046
  8. #2d3c34
  9. #1e2823
  10. #0f1411
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c8ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #a1ceb6
  3. #acd3be
  4. #b6d9c6
  5. #c1dece
  6. #cbe4d7
  7. #d5e9df
  8. #e0efe7
  9. #eaf4ef
  10. #f5faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c8ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c8ae
  2. #95c1a9
  3. #92baa5
  4. #90b2a0
  5. #8eab9c
  6. #8ca497
  7. #899d92
  8. #87968e
  9. #858e89
  10. #828785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc2b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c1ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebbaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c4ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0c0af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91c8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c8ae {
  color: #97c8ae;
}
Background
.bg-97c8ae {
  background-color: #97c8ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c8ae {
  border: 2px solid #97c8ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c8ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 200 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 31% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c8ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c8ae, #97c8c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c8ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 200 174 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.58 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.77 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.54 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.52 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.71 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.34 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 11.72 #683751 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#97c8ae  rgb(151, 200, 174)  hsl(148, 31%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c897b1  rgb(200, 151, 177)  hsl(328, 31%, 69%)  Lilac
#ae97c8  rgb(174, 151, 200)  hsl(268, 31%, 69%)  Wisteria
#c8ae97  rgb(200, 174, 151)  hsl(28, 31%, 69%)  Tan