#97bc1e Color Information

#97bc1e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #97bc1e. In RGB, it consists of 59.2% Red, 73.7% Green, and 11.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 84% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 74.1°, with saturation of 72.5% and lightness of 42.7%. The decimal value for #97bc1e is 9944094, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #97bc1e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#97bc1e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color151, 188, 30 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color59.2%, 73.7%, 11.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.408, 0.263, 0.882 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.197, 0, 0.84, 0.263 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color74.1°, 72.5%, 42.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color74.1°, 84.0%, 73.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.980, 42.639, 7.826 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color30, 188, 67 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9944094 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.310, -32.234, 67.380 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.310, 74.693, 115.566 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.310, -17.885, 78.413 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.299, -29.586, 38.604 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.380, 0.524, 42.639 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288134174 / 0xff97bc1e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #97bc1e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #97bc1e, its pure hue is 74.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.5%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #97bc1e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131804 to #84a51a.

Tints of #97bc1e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #97bc1e, its pure hue is 74.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.5%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #97bc1e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a4c43a to #f2f7e3.

Tones of #97bc1e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #97bc1e, its pure hue is 74.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #97bc1e, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a7da00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #97bc1e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #97bc1e! For #97bc1e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #97bc1e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #97bc1e

This color, #97bc1e, consists of 59.2% Red, 73.7% Green, and 11.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 151, Green = 188, Blue = 30. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #97bc1e is 19.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 84% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R59.2%
C19.7%
G73.7%
M0.0%
B11.8%
Y84.0%
K26.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 151 188 30
Octal 227 274 36
Hexa #97 #bc #1e
Binary 10010111 10111100 00011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 0 84 26
Octal 23 0 124 32
Hexa #13 #00 #54 #1a
Binary 00010011 00000000 01010100 00011010

Analogous Colors of #97bc1e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #97bc1e — which has hue 74.1° — its analogous colors are located at 44.1° and 104.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #97bc1e.

Triadic Colors of #97bc1e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #97bc1e — which has hue 74.1° — its triadic colors are located at 74.1° and 314.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #97bc1e.

Complementary Color of #97bc1e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #97bc1e — which has hue 74.1° — its complementary color is located at 254.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #97bc1e.

Split Complementary Colors of #97bc1e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #97bc1e — which has hue 74.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 74.1° and 284.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #97bc1e.

Tetradic Colors of #97bc1e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #97bc1e — which has hue 74.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 344.1°, 74.1°, 164.1°, and 254.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #97bc1e.

Monochromatic Colors of #97bc1e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #97bc1e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #485717 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cdf255 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #97bc1e

We want to make getting started with #97bc1e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #97bc1e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #97bc1e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #97bc1e with other HTML elements.

#97bc1e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #97bc1e.
<span style="color: #97bc1e;">The color of this text is #97bc1e.</span>

#97bc1e Background Color

The background color for this text is #97bc1e.
<div style="background-color: #97bc1e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #97bc1e.</div>

#97bc1e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #97bc1e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #97bc1e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #97bc1e.</span>

#97bc1e Border Color

This is a div with border color #97bc1e.
<div style="border: #97bc1e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #97bc1e.</div>

#97bc1e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #97bc1e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #97bc1e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #97bc1e on a white background.</div></div>

#97bc1e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #97bc1e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #97bc1e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #97bc1e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #97bc1e to White

This is a gradient from #97bc1e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#97bc1e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #97bc1e to white.</div>

Gradient from #97bc1e to Black

This is a gradient from #97bc1e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#97bc1e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#97bc1e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #97bc1e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #97bc1e

In addition to using #97bc1e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #97bc1e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #97bc1e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 151, Green = 188, Blue = 30). If you need details about the color coordinates of #97bc1e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #97bc1e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(151, 188, 30)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #97bc1e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #97bc1e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #97bc1e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(151, 188, 30);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#97bc1e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:151, green:188, blue:30, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:151 green:188 blue:30 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(151f, 188f, 30f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(151, 188, 30);
 

#97bc1e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #97bc1e the same way. For those with color blindness, #97bc1e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #97bc1e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #97bc1e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #97bc1e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #97bc1e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #97bc1e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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