Colour

#97AE40

#97AE40
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#97AE40 is a green with RGB values 151, 174, 64 and HSL 73°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#97AE40#97AE40

HEX#97AE40

RGBrgb(151, 174, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6824, 0.251

RGB percentages59.2%, 68.2%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(72.5, 46.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.5, 63.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK13.2%, 0%, 63.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,940,544

CSS custom property--colour: #97AE40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#6851BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A432no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9FA597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.8 Olive · ΔE 19.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.6 Yellow green · ΔE 22.3 Khaki · ΔE 28.1 Forest green · ΔE 31.7

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

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5740AE

Analogous#AE8E40, #60AE40

Triadic#4097AE, #AE4097

Split complementary#4060AE, #8E40AE

Tetradic#40AE8E, #5740AE, #AE4060

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EDCD

Lighter +30%#D4DFA8

Lighter +20%#C1D183

Lighter +10%#AEC45D

Darker −10%#778932

Darker −20%#566325

Darker −30%#363E17

Darker −40%#161909

More saturated +25%#A8CC22

Less saturated −25%#86905E

Channel breakdown

R151

G174

B64

Red151 (59.2%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue72.55°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 97 · G AE · B 40

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