Palettes / Colors / #97EA55

#97EA55 — Vivid Green

#97EA55 is a green color we call Vivid 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 #97EA55 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.

#97EA55 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 #A857EA; it also sits naturally between #E3EA57 and #57EA5E. 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 92% · Blue 33%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97EA55

.text { color: #97EA55; }
.background { background-color: #97EA55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EA55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 234, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EA55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 234, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EA55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 234, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97EA55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97EA55">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A857EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97EA55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EA55

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 #97EA55 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 #97EA55 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 #97EA55?

#97EA55 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 234, 85). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97EA55?

#97EA55 is RGB 151, 234, 85 — HSL 93°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 64%, 8%.

What colors go with #97EA55?

Its complement is #A857EA; analogous partners are #E3EA57 and #57EA5E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97EA55 for text?

Black text on #97EA55 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.