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#97BE9C Color

#97BE9C is rgb(151, 190, 156) in RGB, hsl(128, 23%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97BE9C
HEX#97BE9C
RGBrgb(151, 190, 156)
HSLhsl(128, 23%, 67%)
HSVhsv(128, 21%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.064 148.4)
LABlab(73.43% -18.61 12.76)
LCHlch(73.43% 22.57 145.56)

What #97BE9C 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 #97BE9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.11Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.33Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.29Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.53Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.18Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.23

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

#97BE9C Channel Values

How #97BE9C 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 190 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 23% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 21% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97BE9C 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97BE9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97BE9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97BE9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97BE9C
Complementary
#BE97B9
Analogous
#A6BE97
Analogous
#97BEB0
Triadic
#9D97BE
Triadic
#BE9D97
Split comp.
#B097BE
Split comp.
#BE97A6

Tints & Shades of #97BE9C

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

#A4C6A9
#B4D0B7
#C0D8C3
#D0E2D2
#DCE9DE
#ECF3ED

Shades

#7BAD82
#609A68
#4F7D55
#3D6142
#2B452F
#1A291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97BE9C.

How #97BE9C 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#97BE9C
Protanopia#B8B89C
Protanomaly#ACBA9C
Deuteranopia#B2B29D
Deuteranomaly#A8B79D
Tritanopia#9CBABA
Tritanomaly#9ABCAF
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97BE9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97be9c: #97BE9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97BE9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97be9c': '#97BE9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.745, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_97be9c">#97BE9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#97BE9C"

More Green Colors

#97BE9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#97BE9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97BE9C?

#97BE9C is a light green — rgb(151, 190, 156) in RGB and hsl(128, 23%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #97BE9C?

#97BE9C is rgb(151, 190, 156) — red 151, green 190, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97BE9C?

#97BE9C converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97BE9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97BE9C scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97BE9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97BE9C 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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