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#97DDA3 Color

#97DDA3 is rgb(151, 221, 163) in RGB, hsl(130, 51%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97DDA3
HEX#97DDA3
RGBrgb(151, 221, 163)
HSLhsl(130, 51%, 73%)
HSVhsv(130, 32%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.107 149)
LABlab(82.35% -31.58 21.31)
LCHlch(82.35% 38.10 145.99)

What #97DDA3 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 #97DDA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 5.26Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.67Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.57Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.21Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.25Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.99

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

#97DDA3 Channel Values

How #97DDA3 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 221 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 51% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 32% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97DDA3 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97DDA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97DDA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97DDA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97DDA3
Complementary
#DD97D2
Analogous
#AEDD97
Analogous
#97DDC6
Triadic
#A397DD
Triadic
#DDA397
Split comp.
#C697DD
Split comp.
#DD97AE

Tints & Shades of #97DDA3

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

#A6E2B0
#B2E6BB
#C1EBC8
#CDEFD3
#DCF4E0
#E8F8EA

Shades

#71D181
#4AC45E
#36A648
#2A8339
#1E5C28
#113618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97DDA3.

How #97DDA3 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#97DDA3
Protanopia#D3D3A3
Protanomaly#BED7A3
Deuteranopia#C9C9A5
Deuteranomaly#B7D1A4
Tritanopia#A1D7D7
Tritanomaly#9DD9C4
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97DDA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97dda3: #97DDA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97DDA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97dda3': '#97DDA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.867, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_97dda3">#97DDA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#97DDA3"

More Green Colors

#97DDA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97DDA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97DDA3?

#97DDA3 is a light green — rgb(151, 221, 163) in RGB and hsl(130, 51%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #97DDA3?

#97DDA3 is rgb(151, 221, 163) — red 151, green 221, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97DDA3?

#97DDA3 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97DDA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97DDA3 scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97DDA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97DDA3 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 14.32, which is visibly different.

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