Palettes / Colors / #97DDBB

#97DDBB — Light Muted Green

#97DDBB is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #97DDBB 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.

#97DDBB 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 #DD97B9; it also sits naturally between #97DD98 and #97DCDD. 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 73%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97DDBB

.text { color: #97DDBB; }
.background { background-color: #97DDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97DDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 221, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97DDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 221, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97DDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 221, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD97B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97DDBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97DDBB

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 #97DDBB 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 #97DDBB 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

← #97DDBA  ·  #97DDBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97DDBB?

#97DDBB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 151, 221, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97DDBB?

#97DDBB is RGB 151, 221, 187 — HSL 151°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #97DDBB?

Its complement is #DD97B9; analogous partners are #97DD98 and #97DCDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97DDBB for text?

Black text on #97DDBB has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.