Palettes / Colors / #97BB06
#97BB06 — Vivid Green
#97BB06 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 #97BB06 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.
#97BB06 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 #2A06BC; it also sits naturally between #BC8506 and #3CBC06. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97BB06 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 187, 6 |
| HSL | 72°, 94%, 38% |
| HSV | 72°, 97%, 73% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 97%, 27% |
| XYZ | 30.57, 42.13, 6.69 |
| Yxy | 42.13, 0.3850, 0.5307 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.96, -32.28, 71.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.91, -26.49, 37.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 73% · Blue 2%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 97% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97BB06
.text { color: #97BB06; }
.background { background-color: #97BB06; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BB06; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 187, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BB06; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 187, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BB06; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 187, 6, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97BB06">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97BB06">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2A06BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97BB06: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BB06
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 #97BB06: ·
How #97BB06 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 #97BB06 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 #97BB06?
#97BB06 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 187, 6). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97BB06?
#97BB06 is RGB 151, 187, 6 — HSL 72°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 97%, 27%.
What colors go with #97BB06?
Its complement is #2A06BC; analogous partners are #BC8506 and #3CBC06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97BB06 for text?
Black text on #97BB06 has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.