Palettes / Colors / #97FF93
#97FF93 — Light Vivid Green
#97FF93 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 #97FF93 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.
#97FF93 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 #FB94FF; it also sits naturally between #CDFF94 and #94FFC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #97FF93 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 255, 147 |
| HSL | 118°, 100%, 79% |
| HSV | 118°, 42%, 100% |
| CMYK | 41%, 0%, 42%, 0% |
| XYZ | 53.79, 80.21, 40.25 |
| Yxy | 80.21, 0.3087, 0.4603 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.78, -50.98, 42.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.56, -45.45, 32.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 100% · Blue 58%
Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #97FF93
.text { color: #97FF93; }
.background { background-color: #97FF93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97FF93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 255, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97FF93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 255, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97FF93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 255, 147, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#97FF93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97FF93">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FB94FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #97FF93: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97FF93
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 #97FF93: ·
How #97FF93 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 #97FF93 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 #97FF93?
#97FF93 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 151, 255, 147). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #97FF93?
#97FF93 is RGB 151, 255, 147 — HSL 118°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 42%, 0%.
What colors go with #97FF93?
Its complement is #FB94FF; analogous partners are #CDFF94 and #94FFC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #97FF93 for text?
Black text on #97FF93 has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.