Palettes / Colors / #97FF81

#97FF81 — Light Vivid Green

#97FF81 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 #97FF81 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.

#97FF81 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 #EA80FF; it also sits naturally between #D5FF80 and #80FFAA. 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 51%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97FF81

.text { color: #97FF81; }
.background { background-color: #97FF81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97FF81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 255, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97FF81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 255, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97FF81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 255, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97FF81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97FF81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA80FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97FF81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97FF81

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 #97FF81 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 #97FF81 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 #97FF81?

#97FF81 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 255, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97FF81?

#97FF81 is RGB 151, 255, 129 — HSL 110°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 49%, 0%.

What colors go with #97FF81?

Its complement is #EA80FF; analogous partners are #D5FF80 and #80FFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97FF81 for text?

Black text on #97FF81 has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.