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#97DC96

#97dc96 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#97dc96 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 86.27% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 119.14°, with 50% saturation and 72.55% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5997

Complementary

  1. #97dc96
  2. #db96dc

Split complementary

  1. #97dc96
  2. #b896dc
  3. #dc96ba

Analogous

  1. #badc96
  2. #97dc96
  3. #96dcb8

Triadic

  1. #97dc96
  2. #9697dc
  3. #dc9697

Tetradic

  1. #97dc96
  2. #96dcdb
  3. #db96dc
  4. #dc9697

Square

  1. #97dc96
  2. #96badc
  3. #db96dc
  4. #dcb896

Monochromatic

  1. #38a336
  2. #5ec95d
  3. #97dc96
  4. #d0efcf
  5. #f0faf0

Shades

#97dc96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97dc96
  2. #88c687
  3. #79b078
  4. #6a9a69
  5. #5b845a
  6. #4c6e4b
  7. #3c583c
  8. #2d422d
  9. #1e2c1e
  10. #0f160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#97dc96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97dc96
  2. #a1e0a1
  3. #ace3ab
  4. #b6e7b6
  5. #c1eac0
  6. #cbeecb
  7. #d5f1d5
  8. #e0f5e0
  9. #eaf8ea
  10. #f5fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97dc96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97dc96
  2. #95d394
  3. #92ca92
  4. #90c08f
  5. #8eb78d
  6. #8cae8b
  7. #89a589
  8. #879c87
  9. #859284
  10. #828982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9d2b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd091 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c99a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90d8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6d593 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfd198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93dab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97dc96 {
  color: #97dc96;
}
Background
.bg-97dc96 {
  background-color: #97dc96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97dc96 {
  border: 2px solid #97dc96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97dc96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 220 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 119 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97dc96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97dc96, #96dcb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97dc96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 220 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 2.63 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.95 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.34 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.09 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.33 #682369 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#97dc96  rgb(151, 220, 150)  hsl(119, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#db96dc  rgb(219, 150, 220)  hsl(299, 50%, 73%)  Plum
#9697dc  rgb(150, 151, 220)  hsl(239, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dc9697  rgb(220, 150, 151)  hsl(359, 50%, 73%)  Pastel Pink