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#97CC94 Color

#97CC94 is rgb(151, 204, 148) in RGB, hsl(117, 35%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 20%) 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 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97CC94
HEX#97CC94
RGBrgb(151, 204, 148)
HSLhsl(117, 35%, 69%)
HSVhsv(117, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.095 143.3)
LABlab(77.26% -26.05 22.23)
LCHlch(77.26% 34.25 139.52)

What #97CC94 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 #97CC94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.8Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.02Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.43Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.34Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.83Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.59

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

#97CC94 Channel Values

How #97CC94 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 204 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 35% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97CC94 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97CC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97CC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97CC94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97CC94
Complementary
#C994CC
Analogous
#B3CC94
Analogous
#94CCAD
Triadic
#9497CC
Triadic
#CC9497
Split comp.
#AD94CC
Split comp.
#CC94B3

Tints & Shades of #97CC94

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

#A4D2A2
#B2D9B0
#BFE0BE
#D0E8CF
#DDEEDD
#EBF5EA

Shades

#79BD75
#57AC53
#488D44
#386E35
#284F26
#172D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97CC94.

How #97CC94 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#97CC94
Protanopia#C4C494
Protanomaly#B4C794
Deuteranopia#BDBD96
Deuteranomaly#AFC395
Tritanopia#9FC6C6
Tritanomaly#9CC8B4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97CC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97cc94: #97CC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97CC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97cc94': '#97CC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.800, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_97cc94">#97CC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#97CC94"

More Green Colors

#97CC94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97CC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97CC94?

#97CC94 is a light green — rgb(151, 204, 148) in RGB and hsl(117, 35%, 69%) 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 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #97CC94?

#97CC94 is rgb(151, 204, 148) — red 151, green 204, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97CC94?

#97CC94 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97CC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97CC94 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97CC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97CC94 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 7.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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