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Recognised as Colour

#97BC3E

  • #97BC3E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#97BC3E is a green with RGB values 151, 188, 62 and HSL 78°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#97BC3E#97BC3E
HEX#97BC3E
RGBrgb(151, 188, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7373, 0.2431
RGB percentages59.2%, 73.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(77.6, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.6, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 67%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,126
CSS custom property--colour: #97BC3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#6843C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B02Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AF48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.9Olivedrab · ΔE 18.6Olive · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.3Light green · ΔE 29.7Forest green · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#633EBC
Analogous#BCA23E, #58BC3E
Triadic#3E97BC, #BC3E97
Split complementary#3E58BC, #A23EBC
Tetradic#3EBCA2, #633EBC, #BC3E58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1D5
Lighter +30%#D5E4AF
Lighter +20%#C0D888
Lighter +10%#ACCB62
Darker −10%#789631
Darker −20%#596F25
Darker −30%#3B4918
Darker −40%#1C230B
More saturated +25%#A4DB1F
Less saturated −25%#8A9D5D

Channel breakdown

R151
G188
B62
Red151 (59.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue77.62°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BC · B 3E

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