HEX atlas value

#97CEAA

#97CEAA is a cool green HEX color close to Lichen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 151, 206, 170, HSL 141, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5362, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#97CEAA Sample readable text

HEX #97CEAA

RGB rgb(151, 206, 170)

HSL hsl(141 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(27, 0, 17, 19)

Luminance 0.5362

Contrast Black 11.72:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-97ceaa: #97CEAA;
.background-97ceaa { background-color: #97CEAA; }
.text-97ceaa { color: #97CEAA; }

Luminance0.5362

Black text11.72:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#97CEAA","rgb":[151,206,170],"hsl":[141,36,70],"cmyk":[27,0,17,19],"luminance":0.5362,"contrast":{"black":11.72,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5EBDD","hex":"#D5EBDD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86DFA5","hex":"#86DFA5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.11,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97CEC6","hex":"#97CEC6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.96,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FCE97","hex":"#9FCE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.75,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Lichen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/97ceaa.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CE97BB","analogous":["#9FCE97","#97CEC6"],"triadic":["#AA97CE","#CEAA97"],"tetradic":["#979FCE","#CE97BB","#CEC697"],"splitComplementary":["#C697CE","#CE979F"],"monochromatic":["#D5EBDD","#97CEAA","#59B177"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5EBDD","dark":"#59B177","saturated":"#86DFA5","desaturated":"#A8BDAF","pastel":"#F0F5F1","neon":"#8FFFB6"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":33.25657829663178}]

HEX meaning and use

About #97CEAA

#97CEAA is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #97CEAA is visually closest to Lichen, a named green color with HEX #9BC4A2.

The RGB channels are 151, 206, and 170, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5362, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.72:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #97CEAA needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5EBDD#000000 text · best 16.76:1#D5EBDD

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#86DFA5#000000 text · best 13.11:1#86DFA5

#97CEC6#000000 text · best 11.96:1#97CEC6

#9FCE97#000000 text · best 11.75:1#9FCE97

Generated Palette

#97CEAA#97CEAA

#CE97BB#CE97BB

#9FCE97#9FCE97

#97CEC6#97CEC6

#D5EBDD#D5EBDD

#59B177#59B177

Color Harmonies

#CE97BB#CE97BB

#9FCE97#9FCE97

#97CEC6#97CEC6

#AA97CE#AA97CE

#CEAA97#CEAA97

Variants

#D5EBDD#D5EBDD

#59B177#59B177

#86DFA5#86DFA5

#A8BDAF#A8BDAF

#F0F5F1#F0F5F1

#8FFFB6#8FFFB6

Nearest Named Colors

Lichen#9BC4A2

Opal#A8C3BC

Celadon#ACE1AF

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#97CEAA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #97CEAA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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