Information about #97C185 color

#97C185 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97C185 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 193, 133) — 59.2% red, 75.7% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 24 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #97C185 reads as a mildly saturated chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Frog Green (#99C68E). Slightly further away sit Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) and Lichen (#8FB67B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(151, 193, 133)), which gives #97C185 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #97C185 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#97C185 color variations

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

#97C185 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 #97C185

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

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Lichen color link
Lichen

#8FB67B

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97C185
  • RGB151, 193, 133
  • CMYK16, 0, 24, 24
  • CSSrgb(151, 193, 133)
  • HSL102°, 33%, 64%
  • HSL Precise102°, 32.609%, 63.922%
  • HSV102°, 31%, 76%
  • HSB102°, 31%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.757, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.757, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.757, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97C185
  • DECIMAL ID9945477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01