Palettes / Colors / #97CA30
#97CA30 — Green
#97CA30 is a green color we call 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 #97CA30 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.
#97CA30 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 #632FCA; it also sits naturally between #CAB12F and #49CA2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97CA30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 202, 48 |
| HSL | 80°, 62%, 49% |
| HSV | 80°, 76%, 79% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 76%, 21% |
| XYZ | 34.42, 49.03, 10.45 |
| Yxy | 49.03, 0.3665, 0.5222 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.47, -37.90, 66.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.02, -31.56, 37.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 79% · Blue 19%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97CA30
.text { color: #97CA30; }
.background { background-color: #97CA30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CA30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 202, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CA30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 202, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CA30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 202, 48, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97CA30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97CA30">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #632FCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97CA30: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CA30
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #97CA30: ·
How #97CA30 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 #97CA30 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #97CA30?
#97CA30 is Green, a green color (RGB 151, 202, 48). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97CA30?
#97CA30 is RGB 151, 202, 48 — HSL 80°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 76%, 21%.
What colors go with #97CA30?
Its complement is #632FCA; analogous partners are #CAB12F and #49CA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97CA30 for text?
Black text on #97CA30 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.