Palettes / Colors / #97CD95

#97CD95 — Light Muted Green

#97CD95 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #97CD95 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.

#97CD95 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 #CB93CC; it also sits naturally between #B2CC93 and #93CCAE. 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 80% · Blue 58%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97CD95

.text { color: #97CD95; }
.background { background-color: #97CD95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CD95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 205, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 36%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CD95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 205, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CD95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 205, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97CD95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97CD95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB93CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97CD95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CD95

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 #97CD95 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 #97CD95 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 #97CD95?

#97CD95 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 151, 205, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97CD95?

#97CD95 is RGB 151, 205, 149 — HSL 118°, 36%, 69% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 27%, 20%.

What colors go with #97CD95?

Its complement is #CB93CC; analogous partners are #B2CC93 and #93CCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97CD95 for text?

Black text on #97CD95 has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.