Recognised as Colour
#97A540
- #97A540
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olivedrab
#97A540 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 165, 64 and HSL 68°, 44%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.
Colour values
#97A540#97A540
HEX#97A540
RGBrgb(151, 165, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6471, 0.251
RGB percentages59.2%, 64.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(68.3, 44.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 61.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 61.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,240
CSS custom property--colour: #97A540;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#685ABF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E40A5
Analogous#A58040, #65A540
Triadic#4097A5, #A54097
Split complementary#4065A5, #8040A5
Tetradic#40A580, #4E40A5, #A54065
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G165
B64
Red151 (59.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue68.32°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G A5 · B 40
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