Information about #97CB3E color

#97CB3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97CB3E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 203, 62) — 59.2% red, 79.6% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 55 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#97CB3E presents itself as a clearly saturated zesty 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 a hair away from Atlantis (#9CD03B). Slightly further away sit Yellow Green (#9ACD32) and Salad Green (#A1C935).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 203, 62) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97CB3E: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#97CB3E color variations

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#97CB3E 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 #97CB3E

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

Atlantis color link
Atlantis

#9CD03B

Yellow Green color link
Yellow Green

#9ACD32

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

HTC Green color link
HTC Green

#8CC751

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Kiwi color link
Kiwi

#8EE53F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97CB3E
  • RGB151, 203, 62
  • CMYK20, 0, 55, 20
  • CSSrgb(151, 203, 62)
  • HSL82°, 58%, 52%
  • HSL Precise82.128°, 57.551%, 51.961%
  • HSV82°, 69%, 80%
  • HSB82°, 69%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.796, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.796, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.796, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID97CB3E
  • DECIMAL ID9947966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01