Palettes / Colors / #97E656

#97E656 — Green

#97E656 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 #97E656 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.

#97E656 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 #A556E6; it also sits naturally between #DFE656 and #56E65E. 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 90% · Blue 34%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97E656

.text { color: #97E656; }
.background { background-color: #97E656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97E656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 230, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 74%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97E656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 230, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97E656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 230, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97E656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97E656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A556E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97E656: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97E656

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 #97E656 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 #97E656 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 #97E656?

#97E656 is Green, a green color (RGB 151, 230, 86). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97E656?

#97E656 is RGB 151, 230, 86 — HSL 93°, 74%, 62% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 63%, 10%.

What colors go with #97E656?

Its complement is #A556E6; analogous partners are #DFE656 and #56E65E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97E656 for text?

Black text on #97E656 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.