What color is #97E900?

#97E900 is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(151, 233, 0), and in HSL hsl(81, 100%, 46%).

Is #97E900 accessible as text?

On white, #97E900 has a contrast ratio of 1.50:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.97:1 (passes). For text placed on #97E900, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #97E900?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #97E900?

#97E900 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #5200EB. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #97E900 below.

Is #97E900 good for buttons?

#97E900 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #97E900 — white text only reaches 1.50:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #97E900 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #97E900 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#97E900 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #97E900

Not just a swatch — here's how #97E900 works with other colors. Named schemes with #97E900 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #97E900 Secondary #E27533 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Lawn Green glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #97E900 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #97E900 Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Lawn Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #97E900 Secondary #E8FFCD Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #97E900 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Lawn Green carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #97E900 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 58/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 46/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 17/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 15/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 11/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 19/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 89/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 13/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 41/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 50/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #97E900

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For fashion

People also use #97E900 with

Sunglow Lime Grape Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E9F7D0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #4AEB00 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #97E900 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #97E900;
  --color-base-rgb: 151 233 0;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.8% 0.230 130.6);
  --color-50: #F9FEF0;
  --color-100: #F0FDD8;
  --color-200: #E1FCB1;
  --color-300: #CBF877;
  --color-400: #B2EC46;
  --color-500: #95D222;
  --color-600: #749F23;
  --color-700: #54701F;
  --color-800: #384818;
  --color-900: #232C11;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F9FEF0',
    100: '#F0FDD8',
    200: '#E1FCB1',
    300: '#CBF877',
    400: '#B2EC46',
    500: '#95D222',
    600: '#749F23',
    700: '#54701F',
    800: '#384818',
    900: '#232C11',
  },
}

$base: #97E900;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F9FEF0;
$base-100: #F0FDD8;
$base-200: #E1FCB1;
$base-300: #CBF877;
$base-400: #B2EC46;
$base-500: #95D222;
$base-600: #749F23;
$base-700: #54701F;
$base-800: #384818;
$base-900: #232C11;
$base-hover: #7ABC00;
$base-subtle: #DFF5B6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#97E900",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E1FCB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#CBF877",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#B2EC46",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#95D222",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#749F23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#54701F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#384818",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#232C11",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #97E900

Color Lab

Pairs with #97E900

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