#97C657
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(77% 0.15 128.6), rgb(151, 198, 87).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.53:1).
About this color
#97C657 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 129°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.53:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.53:1 |
| White text | 1.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #97C657 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 198, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 49%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.15 128.6) |
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 #97C657 | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc -42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #97C657 | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #97C657 text on white | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #97C657 text on black | 10.53:1 | AAA | Lc -63.9 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F1F8EA
oklch(97% 0.02 128.7)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0D2
oklch(93.6% 0.043 129)
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Step 200
200
#C9E4AA
oklch(88.5% 0.082 128.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#97C657
oklch(77% 0.15 128.6)
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Step 400
400
#7DB500
oklch(70.7% 0.186 128.5)
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Step 500
500
#6A9B00
oklch(63% 0.166 128.6)
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Step 600
600
#598200
oklch(55.5% 0.146 128.3)
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Step 700
700
#4A6E00
oklch(49.2% 0.13 128.6)
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Step 800
800
#3C5A00
oklch(42.8% 0.113 128.5)
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Step 900
900
#314B00
oklch(37.7% 0.1 128.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2D00
oklch(27.2% 0.072 128.5)
#97C657 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) | #CFBA4C | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C8B75E | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9BBEAE | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B8B8B8 | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #97C657
#97C657
oklch(77% 0.15 128.6)
- #CF98FC
#CF98FC
oklch(76.9% 0.149 308.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #97C657, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.028
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.035
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.038
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.042
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.045
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.047
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.049
Use #97C657 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.