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#97DF90

Pistachio · very light cool green

About #97DF90

#97DF90 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 87% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 11.3); Emerald comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D890DF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #97DF90 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green223
Blue144

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 11.3
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 17.1
Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 17.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #97DF90

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #97DF90.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #97DF90.
13.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97DF90 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97DF90
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3D28B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8CB94
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91DACB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97DF90?

#97DF90 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 59% red, 87% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97DF90?

Use black text. Black on #97DF90 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97DF90?

Its complementary colour is #D890DF, and analogous partners are #BEDF90 and #90DFB0.