#97BA85

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.9% 0.083 135.2), rgb(151, 186, 133).

Black text reads best on this color (9.67:1).

About this color

#97BA85 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.67:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.67:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#97BA85
RGB	rgb(151, 186, 133)
HSL	hsl(100, 28%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.9% 0.083 135.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #97BA85	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #97BA85	9.67:1	AAA	Lc 61.3	Content text, not long reading
#97BA85 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#97BA85 text on black	9.67:1	AAA	Lc -59.6	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F2

oklch(97% 0.006 137.8)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE2

oklch(93.6% 0.015 132.5)
Step 200
200

#D1DECB

oklch(88.6% 0.029 135.6)
Step 300
300

#B2C9A7

oklch(80.9% 0.053 135.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#97BA85

oklch(74.9% 0.083 135.2)
Step 500
500

#6D9855

oklch(63.2% 0.106 135.1)
Step 600
600

#548239

oklch(55.6% 0.115 135.3)
Step 700
700

#446E2B

oklch(49.1% 0.108 135.4)
Step 800
800

#385A25

oklch(42.8% 0.09 135.6)
Step 900
900

#314A23

oklch(37.8% 0.069 135.3)
Step 950
950

#1D2B15

oklch(27% 0.043 134.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#97BA85 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BEB282	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9AF88	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#97B6AC	0.059
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.083