What color is #97B73A?

#97B73A is a moderate yellow-green known as Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Limolicious?

The RGB value is 151, 183, 58: 151 red, 183 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Limolicious?

The complementary color is #5A3AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B73A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Limolicious color: hex code #97B73A

#97B73A rgb(151, 183, 58)

Shades of green

Limolicious has the hex code #97B73A. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 71.8% green and 22.7% blue (151, 183, 58).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 52% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

Limolicious (#97B73A) color codes

HEX	`#97B73A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 183, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 71.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 52%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 68%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70, -28.53, 57.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70, 63.97, 116.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.46, 40.752, 10.263)`
Decimal	`9942842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Limolicious, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97B73A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B73A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97B73A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b73a; }
.text { color: #97b73a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b73a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 183 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b73a, #58b73a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #97B73A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #97B73A?: #97B73A is a moderate yellow-green known as Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Limolicious?: The RGB value is 151, 183, 58: 151 red, 183 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Limolicious?: The complementary color is #5A3AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B73A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.