#97C489

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(77.3% 0.095 138.4), rgb(151, 196, 137).

Black text reads best on this color (10.57:1).

About this color

#97C489 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.57:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	10.57:1
White text	1.98:1

Values

HEX	#97C489
RGB	rgb(151, 196, 137)
HSL	hsl(106, 33%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.095 138.4)

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 #97C489	1.98:1	Fails	Lc -42.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #97C489	10.57:1	AAA	Lc 65.6	Content text, not long reading
#97C489 text on white	1.98:1	Fails	Lc 38.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#97C489 text on black	10.57:1	AAA	Lc -64.0	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#F1F8EF

oklch(97.1% 0.014 138.7)
Step 100
100

#E1EFDD

oklch(93.7% 0.028 138.7)
Step 200
200

#C8E2C1

oklch(88.5% 0.052 139.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#97C489

oklch(77.3% 0.095 138.4)
Step 400
400

#6DB655

oklch(70.6% 0.151 138.5)
Step 500
500

#41A30A

oklch(63.2% 0.194 138.4)
Step 600
600

#348900

oklch(55.6% 0.173 138.4)
Step 700
700

#2A7300

oklch(49% 0.153 138.4)
Step 800
800

#215F00

oklch(42.8% 0.134 138.5)
Step 900
900

#1A4F00

oklch(37.7% 0.118 138.5)
Step 950
950

#0F2F02

oklch(27% 0.08 138.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#97C489 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)	#C8BB85	0.066
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1B68C	0.066
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#95C0B4	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B8B8B8	0.095