Palettes / Colors / #97BFAC

#97BFAC — Light Dusty Green

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

#97BFAC is a cool 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 #BF97AA; it also sits naturally between #97BF98 and #97BEBF. 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 10% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BFAC

.text { color: #97BFAC; }
.background { background-color: #97BFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 24%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF97AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BFAC: #000000.

How #97BFAC 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 #97BFAC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BFAC?

#97BFAC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 151, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BFAC?

#97BFAC is RGB 151, 191, 172 — HSL 152°, 24%, 67% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 10%, 25%.

What colors go with #97BFAC?

Its complement is #BF97AA; analogous partners are #97BF98 and #97BEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BFAC for text?

Black text on #97BFAC has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.