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#97CB97

#97cb97 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#97cb97 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 79.61% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.62% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 33.33% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #97cb97
  2. #cb97cb

Split complementary

  1. #97cb97
  2. #b197cb
  3. #cb97b1

Analogous

  1. #b1cb97
  2. #97cb97
  3. #97cbb1

Triadic

  1. #97cb97
  2. #9797cb
  3. #cb9797

Tetradic

  1. #97cb97
  2. #97cbcb
  3. #cb97cb
  4. #cb9797

Square

  1. #97cb97
  2. #97b1cb
  3. #cb97cb
  4. #cbb197

Monochromatic

  1. #438643
  2. #64b164
  3. #97cb97
  4. #cae4ca
  5. #f1f8f1

Shades

#97cb97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cb97
  2. #88b788
  3. #79a279
  4. #6a8e6a
  5. #5b7a5b
  6. #4c664c
  7. #3c513c
  8. #2d3d2d
  9. #1e291e
  10. #0f140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cb97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cb97
  2. #a1d0a1
  3. #acd5ac
  4. #b6dbb6
  5. #c1e0c1
  6. #cbe5cb
  7. #d5ead5
  8. #e0efe0
  9. #eaf5ea
  10. #f5faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cb97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cb97
  2. #95c495
  3. #92bc92
  4. #90b590
  5. #8ead8e
  6. #8ca68c
  7. #899e89
  8. #879787
  9. #858f85
  10. #828882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc194 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bc9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92c8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac595 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94c9af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cb97 {
  color: #97cb97;
}
Background
.bg-97cb97 {
  background-color: #97cb97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cb97 {
  border: 2px solid #97cb97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cb97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 203 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 33% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cb97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cb97, #97cbb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cb97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 203 151 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.99 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.44 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.00 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.90 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.93 #683468 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#97cb97  rgb(151, 203, 151)  hsl(120, 33%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#cb97cb  rgb(203, 151, 203)  hsl(300, 33%, 69%)  Plum
#9797cb  rgb(151, 151, 203)  hsl(240, 33%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cb9797  rgb(203, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 33%, 69%)  Rosy Brown