What color is #97D935?

#97D935 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Poisonous Potion. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97D935?

The RGB value is 151, 217, 53: 151 red, 217 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97D935?

The complementary color is #7735D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97D935?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97D935 color

#97D935 rgb(151, 217, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #97D935 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 85.1% green and 20.8% blue (151, 217, 53).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 68% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Poisonous Potion (#99DD33), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#97D935 color codes

HEX	`#97D935`
RGB	`rgb(151, 217, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 85.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 68%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 76%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 76%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.88, -44.21, 68.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.88, 81.74, 122.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.218, 56.461, 12.252)`
Decimal	`9951541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97D935, 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 #97D935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97D935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #97D935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97d935; }
.text { color: #97d935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 217 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97d935, #45d935); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97D935?: #97D935 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Poisonous Potion. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97D935?: The RGB value is 151, 217, 53: 151 red, 217 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97D935?: The complementary color is #7735D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97D935?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.