Palettes / Colors / #97BB08

#97BB08 — Vivid Green

#97BB08 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 #97BB08 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.

#97BB08 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 #2B08BA; it also sits naturally between #BA8508 and #3DBA08. 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 73% · Blue 3%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BB08

.text { color: #97BB08; }
.background { background-color: #97BB08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BB08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 187, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BB08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 187, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BB08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 187, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97BB08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97BB08">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2B08BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BB08: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BB08

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 #97BB08 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 #97BB08 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

← #97BB07  ·  #97BB09 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BB08?

#97BB08 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 187, 8). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BB08?

#97BB08 is RGB 151, 187, 8 — HSL 72°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 96%, 27%.

What colors go with #97BB08?

Its complement is #2B08BA; analogous partners are #BA8508 and #3DBA08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BB08 for text?

Black text on #97BB08 has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.