Palettes / Colors / #97EDCC

#97EDCC — Light Green

#97EDCC is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #97EDCC 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.

#97EDCC is a cool 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 #ED97B8; it also sits naturally between #97EDA1 and #97E3ED. 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 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97EDCC

.text { color: #97EDCC; }
.background { background-color: #97EDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97EDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 237, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97EDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 237, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97EDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 237, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED97B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97EDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97EDCC

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 #97EDCC 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 #97EDCC 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 #97EDCC?

#97EDCC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 151, 237, 204). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97EDCC?

#97EDCC is RGB 151, 237, 204 — HSL 157°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #97EDCC?

Its complement is #ED97B8; analogous partners are #97EDA1 and #97E3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97EDCC for text?

Black text on #97EDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.