Palettes / Colors / #97CEB2

#97CEB2 — Light Muted Green

#97CEB2 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 #97CEB2 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.

#97CEB2 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 #CE97B3; it also sits naturally between #98CE97 and #97CECD. 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 81% · Blue 70%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97CEB2

.text { color: #97CEB2; }
.background { background-color: #97CEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 206, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 36%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 206, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 206, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97CEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97CEB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE97B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97CEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CEB2

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 #97CEB2 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 #97CEB2 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

← #97CEB1  ·  #97CEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97CEB2?

#97CEB2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 151, 206, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97CEB2?

#97CEB2 is RGB 151, 206, 178 — HSL 149°, 36%, 70% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 14%, 19%.

What colors go with #97CEB2?

Its complement is #CE97B3; analogous partners are #98CE97 and #97CECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97CEB2 for text?

Black text on #97CEB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.