Recognised as Colour
#97A42F
- #97A42F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olivedrab
#97A42F is a yellow with RGB values 151, 164, 47 and HSL 67°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.
Colour values
#97A42F#97A42F
HEX#97A42F
RGBrgb(151, 164, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6431, 0.1843
RGB percentages59.2%, 64.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(66.7, 55.5%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 71.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK7.9%, 0%, 71.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,967
CSS custom property--colour: #97A42F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#685BD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C2FA4
Analogous#A4772F, #5CA42F
Triadic#2F97A4, #A42F97
Split complementary#2F5CA4, #772FA4
Tetradic#2FA477, #3C2FA4, #A42F5C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G164
B47
Red151 (59.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue66.67°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G A4 · B 2F
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