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#97B587 Color

#97B587 is rgb(151, 181, 135) in RGB, hsl(99, 24%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97B587
HEX#97B587
RGBrgb(151, 181, 135)
HSLhsl(99, 24%, 62%)
HSVhsv(99, 25%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.072 134.9)
LABlab(70.51% -17.05 20.01)
LCHlch(70.51% 26.29 130.44)

What #97B587 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 #97B587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.52Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.82Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.38Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.57Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.31Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 13.97

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

#97B587 Channel Values

How #97B587 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 181 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 24% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 25% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97B587 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97B587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97B587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97B587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97B587
Complementary
#A587B5
Analogous
#AEB587
Analogous
#87B58E
Triadic
#8797B5
Triadic
#B58797
Split comp.
#8E87B5
Split comp.
#B587AE

Tints & Shades of #97B587

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

#A5BF97
#B2C9A6
#C0D2B6
#D1DEC9
#DEE8D9
#ECF1E9

Shades

#81A66E
#6A8E57
#587548
#455C38
#324229
#1C2617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97B587.

How #97B587 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#97B587
Protanopia#B0B087
Protanomaly#A7B287
Deuteranopia#ACAC88
Deuteranomaly#A4B088
Tritanopia#9DB0B0
Tritanomaly#9BB2A1
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97B587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97b587: #97B587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97B587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97b587': '#97B587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.710, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_97b587">#97B587</color>
SVG fillfill="#97B587"

More Green Colors

#97B587 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97B587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97B587?

#97B587 is a light green — rgb(151, 181, 135) in RGB and hsl(99, 24%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #97B587?

#97B587 is rgb(151, 181, 135) — red 151, green 181, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97B587?

#97B587 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97B587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97B587 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97B587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97B587 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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