Palettes / Colors / #97BB96

#97BB96 — Light Dusty Green

#97BB96 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 #97BB96 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.

#97BB96 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 #B996BB; it also sits naturally between #AABB96 and #96BBA7. 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 59%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BB96

.text { color: #97BB96; }
.background { background-color: #97BB96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BB96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 187, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 21%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BB96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 187, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BB96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 187, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97BB96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97BB96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B996BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BB96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BB96

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 #97BB96 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 #97BB96 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

← #97BB95  ·  #97BB97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BB96?

#97BB96 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 151, 187, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BB96?

#97BB96 is RGB 151, 187, 150 — HSL 118°, 21%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 20%, 27%.

What colors go with #97BB96?

Its complement is #B996BB; analogous partners are #AABB96 and #96BBA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BB96 for text?

Black text on #97BB96 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.