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#97CB8B Color

#97CB8B is rgb(151, 203, 139) in RGB, hsl(109, 38%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97CB8B
HEX#97CB8B
RGBrgb(151, 203, 139)
HSLhsl(109, 38%, 67%)
HSVhsv(109, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.104 139.8)
LABlab(76.84% -26.68 26.34)
LCHlch(76.84% 37.49 135.37)

What #97CB8B 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 #97CB8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.84Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.08Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.19Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.73Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.77Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.16

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

#97CB8B Channel Values

How #97CB8B 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 203 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 38% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97CB8B 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97CB8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97CB8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97CB8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97CB8B
Complementary
#BF8BCB
Analogous
#B7CB8B
Analogous
#8BCB9F
Triadic
#8B97CB
Triadic
#CB8B97
Split comp.
#9F8BCB
Split comp.
#CB8BB7

Tints & Shades of #97CB8B

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

#A3D199
#B3D9AB
#C0DFB9
#D0E7CA
#DCEED8
#ECF6EA

Shades

#7ABD6B
#5FAC4D
#4D8D3F
#3C6D31
#2B4D23
#192E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97CB8B.

How #97CB8B 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#97CB8B
Protanopia#C3C38B
Protanomaly#B3C68B
Deuteranopia#BCBC8D
Deuteranomaly#AEC28C
Tritanopia#A0C4C4
Tritanomaly#9DC7B0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #97CB8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97cb8b: #97CB8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97CB8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97cb8b': '#97CB8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.796, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_97cb8b">#97CB8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#97CB8B"

More Green Colors

#97CB8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#97CB8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97CB8B?

#97CB8B is a light green — rgb(151, 203, 139) in RGB and hsl(109, 38%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #97CB8B?

#97CB8B is rgb(151, 203, 139) — red 151, green 203, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97CB8B?

#97CB8B converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97CB8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97CB8B scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97CB8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97CB8B 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 10.73, which is visibly different.

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