#97CD9C#97CD9C
#97CD9C is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.089 H 147.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97CD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 205, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 0%, 23.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.66, -27.18, 18.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.66, 33.10, 145.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.77% -0.0744 0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.77% 0.089 147.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5928, 52.6408, 39.4679) |
| Luminance | 0.5264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 4.37
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 5.89
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.89
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 7.17
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 7.35
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97CD9C #CD97C8
analogous
#ADCD97 #97CD9C #97CDB7
triadic
#97CD9C #9C97CD #CD9C97
tetradic
#97CD9C #97ADCD #CD97C8 #CDB797
square
#97CD9C #97ADCD #CD97C8 #CDB797
split-complementary
#97CD9C #B797CD #CD97AD
monochromatic
#4C9E53 #6EB975 #97CD9C #C0E1C3 #EAF5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#97CD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.53
#97CD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97CD9C
11.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97CD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97CD9C | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.53 | 11.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6BE9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97cd9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 205, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.089 147.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6dcb9',
500: '#97cd9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97cd9c; $custom-light: #b6dcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97cd9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 205,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 125.556,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79774,
"c": 0.08865,
"h": 147.1
},
"luminance": 0.52642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97CD9C
secondary
#A2669D
accent
#38A3AE
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF8
border
#D1D5D1
text
#111511
muted
#818481