Recognised as Colour
#97BD96
- #97BD96
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#97BD96 is a green with RGB values 151, 189, 150 and HSL 118°, 23%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#97BD96#97BD96
HEX#97BD96
RGBrgb(151, 189, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7412, 0.5882
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(118.5, 22.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.5, 20.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 20.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,470
CSS custom property--colour: #97BD96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#684269
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC96BD
Analogous#ABBD96, #96BDA9
Triadic#9697BD, #BD9697
Split complementary#A996BD, #BD96AB
Tetradic#96ABBD, #BC96BD, #BDA996
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G189
B150
Red151 (59.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue118.46°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BD · B 96
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