Recognised as Colour
#97BCA8
- #97BCA8
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#97BCA8 is a green with RGB values 151, 188, 168 and HSL 148°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#97BCA8#97BCA8
HEX#97BCA8
RGBrgb(151, 188, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7373, 0.6588
RGB percentages59.2%, 73.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(147.6, 21.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.6, 19.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,232
CSS custom property--colour: #97BCA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#684357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC97AB
Analogous#99BC97, #97BCBB
Triadic#A897BC, #BCA897
Split complementary#BB97BC, #BC9799
Tetradic#9799BC, #BC97AB, #BCBB97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G188
B168
Red151 (59.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue147.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.64%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BC · B A8
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