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#97C18A Color

#97C18A is rgb(151, 193, 138) in RGB, hsl(106, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97C18A
HEX#97C18A
RGBrgb(151, 193, 138)
HSLhsl(106, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(106, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.089 138.4)
LABlab(73.97% -22.29 23.05)
LCHlch(73.97% 32.07 134.03)

What #97C18A 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 #97C18A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.57Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.47Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.8Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.22Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.99Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.37

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

#97C18A Channel Values

How #97C18A 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 193 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97C18A 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97C18A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97C18A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97C18A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97C18A
Complementary
#B58AC1
Analogous
#B3C18A
Analogous
#8AC199
Triadic
#8A97C1
Triadic
#C18A97
Split comp.
#998AC1
Split comp.
#C18AB3

Tints & Shades of #97C18A

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

#A6CA9B
#B2D1A8
#C1DAB9
#CFE3CA
#DEECDA
#EAF3E8

Shades

#7CB26C
#66A054
#538245
#406435
#2D4625
#1C2B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97C18A.

How #97C18A 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#97C18A
Protanopia#BBBB8A
Protanomaly#AEBD8A
Deuteranopia#B5B58C
Deuteranomaly#A9BA8B
Tritanopia#9FBBBB
Tritanomaly#9CBEAA
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97C18A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97c18a: #97C18A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97C18A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97c18a': '#97C18A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.757, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_97c18a">#97C18A</color>
SVG fillfill="#97C18A"

More Green Colors

#97C18A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97C18A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97C18A?

#97C18A is a light green — rgb(151, 193, 138) in RGB and hsl(106, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #97C18A?

#97C18A is rgb(151, 193, 138) — red 151, green 193, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97C18A?

#97C18A converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97C18A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97C18A scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97C18A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97C18A 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 5.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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