Recognised as Colour

#97AD8D

#97AD8D
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#97AD8D is a green with RGB values 151, 173, 141 and HSL 101°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#97AD8D

RGBrgb(151, 173, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6784, 0.5529

RGB percentages59.2%, 67.8%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(101.3, 16.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.3, 18.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK12.7%, 0%, 18.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,940,365

CSS custom property--colour: #97AD8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#685272

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A88Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA68Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#97AAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 21.7 Tan · ΔE 22.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3 Gray · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A38DAD

Analogous#A7AD8D, #8DAD93

Triadic#8D97AD, #AD8D97

Split complementary#938DAD, #AD8DA7

Tetradic#8DA7AD, #A38DAD, #AD938D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EDE6

Lighter +20%#CDD8C8

Lighter +10%#B2C2AB

Darker −10%#7C986F

Darker −20%#647B59

Darker −30%#4C5E43

Darker −40%#34402E

More saturated +25%#8EC575

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R151

G173

B141

Red151 (59.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue101.25°

Saturation (HSL)16.33%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 97 · G AD · B 8D

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