Palettes / Colors / #97EA57
#97EA57 — Vivid Green
#97EA57 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 #97EA57 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.
#97EA57 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 #AA57EA; it also sits naturally between #E0EA57 and #57EA61. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97EA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 234, 87 |
| HSL | 94°, 78%, 63% |
| HSV | 94°, 63%, 92% |
| CMYK | 35%, 0%, 63%, 8% |
| XYZ | 43.91, 66.11, 19.46 |
| Yxy | 66.11, 0.3391, 0.5106 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.05, -49.07, 61.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.31, -42.22, 39.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 92% · Blue 34%
Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97EA57
.text { color: #97EA57; }
.background { background-color: #97EA57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EA57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 234, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EA57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 234, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EA57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 234, 87, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97EA57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97EA57">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AA57EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97EA57: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EA57
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #97EA57: ·
How #97EA57 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 #97EA57 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #97EA57?
#97EA57 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 234, 87). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97EA57?
#97EA57 is RGB 151, 234, 87 — HSL 94°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 63%, 8%.
What colors go with #97EA57?
Its complement is #AA57EA; analogous partners are #E0EA57 and #57EA61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97EA57 for text?
Black text on #97EA57 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.