Dark sea green

#97d396

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark sea green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark sea green sits in the green range, light and soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark sea green color values

Every conversion for #97d396, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#97d396
RGB151, 211, 150
HSL119, 41%, 71%
HSV119, 29%, 83%
CMYK28%, 0%, 29%, 17%
Lab79.25, -31.07, 24.23
XYZ41.56, 55.37, 37.35
Decimal9950102
Web safe#99cc99
Pantone359 C
Pantone359 CHex#97d396Rgb151 211 150Cmyk28 0 29 17Lab79 -31 24Darker#429a40Deep#65be64Lighter#cae6ca

Shades of dark sea green

Tints of dark sea green

Colors that go with dark sea green

Dark sea green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 0, 29, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #97d396 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 0 29 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 4 31 23
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark sea green in css

Copy #97d396 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #97d396; }
.text { color: #97d396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97d396; }

How dark sea green looks on light and dark

Dark sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #97d396 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.74:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.07:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #97d396 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #97d396 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark sea green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #97d396 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark sea green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #97d396 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.