Palettes / Colors / #97BEAA

#97BEAA — Light Dusty Green

#97BEAA is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #97BEAA 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.

#97BEAA 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 #BE97AB; it also sits naturally between #98BE97 and #97BEBE. 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 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BEAA

.text { color: #97BEAA; }
.background { background-color: #97BEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 190, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 23%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 190, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 190, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE97AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BEAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BEAA

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 #97BEAA 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 #97BEAA 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

← #97BEA9  ·  #97BEAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BEAA?

#97BEAA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 151, 190, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BEAA?

#97BEAA is RGB 151, 190, 170 — HSL 149°, 23%, 67% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 11%, 25%.

What colors go with #97BEAA?

Its complement is #BE97AB; analogous partners are #98BE97 and #97BEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BEAA for text?

Black text on #97BEAA has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.