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#97AD0B Color

#97AD0B is rgb(151, 173, 11) in RGB, hsl(68, 88%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 94%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97AD0B
HEX#97AD0B
RGBrgb(151, 173, 11)
HSLhsl(68, 88%, 36%)
HSVhsv(68, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 94%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.163 118.5)
LABlab(67.17% -21.08 66.31)
LCHlch(67.17% 69.58 107.64)

What #97AD0B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97AD0B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 6.85Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 8.44Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.92Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.96Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.39June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 17.55

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#97AD0B Channel Values

How #97AD0B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 151 · G 173 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 88% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 94% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97AD0B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97AD0B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97AD0B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97AD0B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97AD0B
Complementary
#210BAD
Analogous
#AD710B
Analogous
#46AD0B
Triadic
#0B97AD
Triadic
#AD0B97
Split comp.
#0B46AD
Split comp.
#710BAD

Tints & Shades of #97AD0B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDD80E
#D5F122
#DEF44E
#E5F674
#EDF99F
#F5FCCA

Shades

#829509
#718108
#5C6907
#4C5606
#373E04
#262B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97AD0B.

How #97AD0B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97AD0B
Protanopia#AAAA0C
Protanomaly#A2AB0C
Deuteranopia#A6A613
Deuteranomaly#A0A910
Tritanopia#A2A3A3
Tritanomaly#9EA781
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97AD0B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97ad0b: #97AD0B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97AD0B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97ad0b': '#97AD0B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.678, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_97ad0b">#97AD0B</color>
SVG fillfill="#97AD0B"

More Green Colors

#97AD0B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97AD0B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97AD0B?

#97AD0B is a dark green — rgb(151, 173, 11) in RGB and hsl(68, 88%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #97AD0B?

#97AD0B is rgb(151, 173, 11) — red 151, green 173, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97AD0B?

#97AD0B converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 94%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97AD0B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97AD0B scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97AD0B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97AD0B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.39, which is visibly different.

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