Information about #97AE52 color

#97AE52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #97AE52 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 174, 82) (59.2% red, 68.2% green, 32.2% blue), or CMYK 9 / 0 / 36 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#97AE52 presents itself as a mildly saturated chartreuse — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chameleon (#98B74F). Slightly further away sit Pale Young Green Onion (#8DB255) and Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 174, 82) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97AE52: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #97AE52 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97AE52 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#97AE52 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #97AE52

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AE52
  • RGB151, 174, 82
  • CMYK9, 0, 36, 32
  • CSSrgb(151, 174, 82)
  • HSL75°, 36%, 50%
  • HSL Precise75°, 36.22%, 50.196%
  • HSV75°, 53%, 68%
  • HSB75°, 53%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.682, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.682, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.682, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID97AE52
  • DECIMAL ID9940562
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01