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#97CC00

#97cc00 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#97cc00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 80% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 75.59°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4977

Complementary

  1. #97cc00
  2. #3500cc

Split complementary

  1. #97cc00
  2. #0031cc
  3. #9b00cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9b00
  2. #97cc00
  3. #31cc00

Triadic

  1. #97cc00
  2. #0097cc
  3. #cc0097

Tetradic

  1. #97cc00
  2. #00cc35
  3. #3500cc
  4. #cc0097

Square

  1. #97cc00
  2. #00cc9b
  3. #3500cc
  4. #cc0031

Monochromatic

  1. #263300
  2. #5e8000
  3. #97cc00
  4. #c3ff1a
  5. #d7ff66

Shades

#97cc00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cc00
  2. #88b800
  3. #79a300
  4. #6a8f00
  5. #5b7a00
  6. #4c6600
  7. #3c5200
  8. #2d3d00
  9. #1e2900
  10. #0f1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cc00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cc00
  2. #a1d11a
  3. #acd633
  4. #b6db4d
  5. #c1e066
  6. #cbe680
  7. #d5eb99
  8. #e0f0b3
  9. #eaf5cc
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cc00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cc00
  2. #95c40d
  3. #92bd1a
  4. #90b526
  5. #8eae33
  6. #8ca640
  7. #899e4d
  8. #87975a
  9. #858f66
  10. #828873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cc00 {
  color: #97cc00;
}
Background
.bg-97cc00 {
  background-color: #97cc00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cc00 {
  border: 2px solid #97cc00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cc00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 204 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cc00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cc00, #31cc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cc00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 204 0 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.71 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.73 #6833ff Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cc00  rgb(151, 204, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3500cc  rgb(53, 0, 204)  hsl(256, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0097cc  rgb(0, 151, 204)  hsl(196, 100%, 40%)  Carolina Blue
#cc0097  rgb(204, 0, 151)  hsl(316, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red