Palettes / Colors / #97B60E
#97B60E — Vivid Green
#97B60E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #97B60E 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.
#97B60E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2C0EB4; it also sits naturally between #B47F0E and #42B40E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97B60E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 182, 14 |
| HSL | 71°, 86%, 38% |
| HSV | 71°, 92%, 71% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 92%, 29% |
| XYZ | 29.57, 40.07, 6.59 |
| Yxy | 40.07, 0.3879, 0.5256 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.52, -29.81, 68.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.30, -24.39, 36.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 71% · Blue 5%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 92% · Key 29%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97B60E
.text { color: #97B60E; }
.background { background-color: #97B60E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97B60E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 182, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 86%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97B60E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 182, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97B60E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 182, 14, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97B60E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97B60E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2C0EB4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97B60E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97B60E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #97B60E: ·
How #97B60E 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 #97B60E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #97B60E?
#97B60E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 182, 14). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97B60E?
#97B60E is RGB 151, 182, 14 — HSL 71°, 86%, 38% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 92%, 29%.
What colors go with #97B60E?
Its complement is #2C0EB4; analogous partners are #B47F0E and #42B40E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97B60E for text?
Black text on #97B60E has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.