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#97BB95 — Light Dusty Green

#97BB95 is a green color we call Light 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 #97BB95 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.

#97BB95 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 #B995BB; it also sits naturally between #AABB95 and #95BBA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#97BB95 · RGB 151, 187, 149

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Color values

HEX#97BB95
RGB151, 187, 149
HSL117°, 22%, 66%
HSV117°, 20%, 73%
CMYK19%, 0%, 20%, 27%
XYZ35.96, 44.29, 35.09
Yxy44.29, 0.3118, 0.3840
CIE-Lab72.42, -19.51, 15.33
Hunter Lab66.55, -16.73, 12.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 73% · Blue 58%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #97BB95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #97BB95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #97BB95

.text { color: #97BB95; }
.background { background-color: #97BB95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BB95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 187, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 22%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BB95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 187, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BB95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 187, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97BB95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97BB95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #97BB95

#85AF83#72A470#60925D#548052#486D46#3B5A3A#2F482E#213220#141F14#080C08

Tints of #97BB95

#A0C19F#A9C7A8#B3CDB1#BCD3BB#C5D9C4#CEDFCD#D7E5D7#E0EBE0#EAF1E9#F3F7F3

Tones of #97BB95

#99B998#9CB69A#9EB49D#A1B0A0#A4AEA3#A6ABA6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B995BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.13:1 Fails
Against black text9.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #97BB95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BB95

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #97BB95: ·

How #97BB95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A79EDeuteranopia · #A5A2A0Tritanopia · #99A5A7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97BB95 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9efdb
#F9EFDB · #EBD9B4 · #9DBC98 · #638889
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Wild Ruby Cascade
#9AB490 · #6DA29B · #9A9AB9 · #B95BAC
Palette 511d43
#511D43 · #901E3E · #DC2525 · #9BC09C
Palette 778873
#778873 · #A1BC98 · #DCCFC0 · #FDF6ED
Palette F1f3e0
#F1F3E0 · #D2DCB6 · #A1BC98 · #778873

Similar colors

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

#9DBC98#96C291#9AB490#9BC09C#A1BC98#8BBB92#A1C298#94B49F#9DC08B#A1C398#A4BC92#A4C294

Browse neighbouring colors

← #97BB94  ·  #97BB96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BB95?

#97BB95 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 151, 187, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BB95?

#97BB95 is RGB 151, 187, 149 — HSL 117°, 22%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 20%, 27%.

What colors go with #97BB95?

Its complement is #B995BB; analogous partners are #AABB95 and #95BBA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BB95 for text?

Black text on #97BB95 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.