Palettes / Colors / #97DDAA

#97DDAA — Light Muted Green

#97DDAA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #97DDAA 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.

#97DDAA 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 #DD97CB; it also sits naturally between #A7DD97 and #97DDCD. 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 87% · Blue 67%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97DDAA

.text { color: #97DDAA; }
.background { background-color: #97DDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97DDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 221, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97DDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 221, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97DDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 221, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD97CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97DDAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97DDAA

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 #97DDAA 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 #97DDAA 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

← #97DDA9  ·  #97DDAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97DDAA?

#97DDAA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 151, 221, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97DDAA?

#97DDAA is RGB 151, 221, 170 — HSL 136°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #97DDAA?

Its complement is #DD97CB; analogous partners are #A7DD97 and #97DDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97DDAA for text?

Black text on #97DDAA has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.