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#97FCAA Color

#97FCAA is rgb(151, 252, 170) in RGB, hsl(131, 94%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 33%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97FCAA
HEX#97FCAA
RGBrgb(151, 252, 170)
HSLhsl(131, 94%, 79%)
HSVhsv(131, 40%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 33%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.147 148.9)
LABlab(91.28% -43.45 29.73)
LCHlch(91.28% 52.64 145.62)

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

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.16Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.35Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.13Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.91Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 15.07Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.55

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

#97FCAA Channel Values

How #97FCAA 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 252 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 94% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 40% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97FCAA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #97FCAA

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

Base
#97FCAA
Complementary
#FC97E9
Analogous
#B7FC97
Analogous
#97FCDC
Triadic
#AA97FC
Triadic
#FCAA97
Split comp.
#DC97FC
Split comp.
#FC97B7

Tints & Shades of #97FCAA

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

#A6FCB6
#B0FDBE
#BFFDCA
#CEFDD6
#DCFEE3
#E6FEEB

Shades

#61FA7D
#2FF954
#07E930
#06B225
#047C1A
#024A0F

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

How #97FCAA 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#97FCAA
Protanopia#EFEFAB
Protanomaly#D1F4AA
Deuteranopia#E1E1AD
Deuteranomaly#C8ECAC
Tritanopia#A6F4F4
Tritanomaly#A0F7DA
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #97FCAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97fcaa: #97FCAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97FCAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97fcaa': '#97FCAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.988, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_97fcaa">#97FCAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#97FCAA"

More Green Colors

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

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#97FCAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97FCAA?

#97FCAA is a light green — rgb(151, 252, 170) in RGB and hsl(131, 94%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #97FCAA?

#97FCAA is rgb(151, 252, 170) — red 151, green 252, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97FCAA?

#97FCAA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 33%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97FCAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97FCAA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #97FCAA 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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