Palettes / Colors / #97FF12

#97FF12 — Vivid Green

#97FF12 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Chartreuse (#7FFF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chartreuse (#7FFF00) — not an exact match. CSS chartreuse gives you #7FFF00, a different color; use #97FF12 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.

#97FF12 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 #7A14FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEF14 and #24FF14. 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 100% · Blue 7%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 93% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97FF12

.text { color: #97FF12; }
.background { background-color: #97FF12; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97FF12; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 255, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97FF12; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 255, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97FF12; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 255, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97FF12">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97FF12">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A14FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97FF12: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97FF12

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 #97FF12 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 #97FF12 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 #97FF12?

#97FF12 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 255, 18). Its closest standard named color is Chartreuse.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97FF12?

#97FF12 is RGB 151, 255, 18 — HSL 86°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 93%, 0%.

What colors go with #97FF12?

Its complement is #7A14FF; analogous partners are #FFEF14 and #24FF14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97FF12 for text?

Black text on #97FF12 has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.