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#97FC97 — Light Vivid Green

#97FC97 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #97FC97 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.

#97FC97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FC97FC; it also sits naturally between #C9FC97 and #97FCC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#97FC97 · RGB 151, 252, 151

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Color values

HEX#97FC97
RGB151, 252, 151
HSL120°, 94%, 79%
HSV120°, 40%, 99%
CMYK40%, 0%, 40%, 1%
XYZ53.16, 78.43, 41.62
Yxy78.43, 0.3069, 0.4528
CIE-Lab90.98, -49.16, 39.30
Hunter Lab88.56, -43.80, 30.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 99% · Blue 59%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #97FC97 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #97FC97 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #97FC97

.text { color: #97FC97; }
.background { background-color: #97FC97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97FC97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 252, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97FC97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 252, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97FC97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 252, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97FC97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97FC97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #97FC97

#74FB74#4DF94D#2AF82A#07F207#06D006#05A805#048604#035E03#023B02#011401

Tints of #97FC97

#A1FCA1#A6FCA6#B0FDB0#BAFDBA#C4FDC4#C9FDC9#D2FED2#DCFEDC#E1FEE1#EBFEEB

Tones of #97FC97

#9EF59E#A6EDA6#ADE6AD#B4DFB4#BBD8BB#C2D0C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC97FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #97FC97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97FC97

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #97FC97: ·

How #97FC97 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C4AFDeuteranopia · #BDB5B5Tritanopia · #9CC3C7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97FC97 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette Ffa1f5
#FFA1F5 · #BC7AF9 · #F8FF95 · #A6FF96
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Radiant Ruby Mosaic
#CCF4CD · #92EC94 · #51DC54 · #135D15
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette F68787
#F68787 · #F8A978 · #F1EB9A · #A4F6A5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9CF196#A6FF96#A1EF97#92EC94#A3ED9B#A4F6A5#A4EC9A#AAF49C#9AEA8A#A6ED8E#94EEAA#86EA96

Browse neighbouring colors

← #97FC96  ·  #97FC98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97FC97?

#97FC97 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 252, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97FC97?

#97FC97 is RGB 151, 252, 151 — HSL 120°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #97FC97?

Its complement is #FC97FC; analogous partners are #C9FC97 and #97FCC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97FC97 for text?

Black text on #97FC97 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.