Palettes / Colors / #97A67E

#97A67E — Dusty Green

#97A67E is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #97A67E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97A67E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8D7EA5; it also sits naturally between #A5A07E and #82A57E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97A67E

.text { color: #97A67E; }
.background { background-color: #97A67E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97A67E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 166, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 18%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97A67E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 166, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97A67E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 166, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97A67E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97A67E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D7EA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97A67E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97A67E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97A67E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97A67E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97A67E?

#97A67E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 151, 166, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97A67E?

#97A67E is RGB 151, 166, 126 — HSL 83°, 18%, 57% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 24%, 35%.

What colors go with #97A67E?

Its complement is #8D7EA5; analogous partners are #A5A07E and #82A57E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97A67E for text?

Black text on #97A67E has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.