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#97CB27

#97cb27 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97cb27 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, 79.61% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.79% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 79.02°, with 67.77% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4944

Complementary

  1. #97cb27
  2. #5b27cb

Split complementary

  1. #97cb27
  2. #2745cb
  3. #ad27cb

Analogous

  1. #cbad27
  2. #97cb27
  3. #45cb27

Triadic

  1. #97cb27
  2. #2797cb
  3. #cb2797

Tetradic

  1. #97cb27
  2. #27cb5b
  3. #5b27cb
  4. #cb2797

Square

  1. #97cb27
  2. #27cbad
  3. #5b27cb
  4. #cb2745

Monochromatic

  1. #384b0e
  2. #678b1b
  3. #97cb27
  4. #b7e05e
  5. #d4ec9f

Shades

#97cb27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cb27
  2. #88b723
  3. #79a21f
  4. #6a8e1b
  5. #5b7a17
  6. #4c6614
  7. #3c5110
  8. #2d3d0c
  9. #1e2908
  10. #0f1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cb27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cb27
  2. #a1d03d
  3. #acd552
  4. #b6db68
  5. #c1e07d
  6. #cbe593
  7. #d5eaa9
  8. #e0efbe
  9. #eaf5d4
  10. #f5fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cb27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cb27
  2. #95c430
  3. #92bc39
  4. #90b542
  5. #8ead4b
  6. #8ca654
  7. #899e5c
  8. #879765
  9. #858f6e
  10. #828877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dc1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c30a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc133 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc58c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cb27 {
  color: #97cb27;
}
Background
.bg-97cb27 {
  background-color: #97cb27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cb27 {
  border: 2px solid #97cb27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cb27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 203 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cb27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cb27, #45cb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cb27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 203 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 0.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.15 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.97 #6834d8 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cb27  rgb(151, 203, 39)  hsl(79, 68%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#5b27cb  rgb(91, 39, 203)  hsl(259, 68%, 47%)  Han Purple
#2797cb  rgb(39, 151, 203)  hsl(199, 68%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#cb2797  rgb(203, 39, 151)  hsl(319, 68%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red