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Recognised as Colour

#97CD6D

  • #97CD6D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#97CD6D is a green with RGB values 151, 205, 109 and HSL 94°, 49%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#97CD6D#97CD6D
HEX#97CD6D
RGBrgb(151, 205, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8039, 0.4275
RGB percentages59.2%, 80.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(93.8, 49%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.8, 46.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 46.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,525
CSS custom property--colour: #97CD6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#683292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4C165no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBC73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#98C6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.4Pale green · ΔE 20.1Olivedrab · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 24.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A36DCD
Analogous#C7CD6D, #6DCD73
Triadic#6D97CD, #CD6D97
Split complementary#736DCD, #CD6DC7
Tetradic#6DC7CD, #A36DCD, #CD736D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F4DF
Lighter +20%#CDE7B9
Lighter +10%#B2DA93
Darker −10%#7CC047
Darker −20%#649E36
Darker −30%#4C7829
Darker −40%#34521C
More saturated +25%#94E655
Less saturated −25%#9AB586

Channel breakdown

R151
G205
B109
Red151 (59.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue93.75°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G CD · B 6D

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