Recognised as Colour

#97A237

#97A237
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#97A237 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 162, 55 and HSL 66°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#97A237

RGBrgb(151, 162, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6353, 0.2157

RGB percentages59.2%, 63.5%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(66.2, 49.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 66%, 63.5%)

CMYK6.8%, 0%, 66%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,937,463

CSS custom property--colour: #97A237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#685DC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AD9A28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9C3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A1998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.8 Olive · ΔE 13.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.6 Yellow green · ΔE 27.4 Khaki · ΔE 28.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4237A2

Analogous#A27737, #62A237

Triadic#3797A2, #A23797

Split complementary#3762A2, #7737A2

Tetradic#37A277, #4237A2, #A23762

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4E8BD

Lighter +30%#D4DC96

Lighter +20%#C5CF70

Lighter +10%#B5C24A

Darker −10%#747C2A

Darker −20%#50561D

Darker −30%#2D3010

Darker −40%#090A03

More saturated +25%#ADBD1C

Less saturated −25%#818752

Channel breakdown

R151

G162

B55

Red151 (59.2%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue66.17°

Saturation (HSL)49.31%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 97 · G A2 · B 37

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