Color
#97d912
#97d912rgb(151, 217, 18)hsl(80, 85%, 46%)oklch(0.81 0.21 128.6)Colors that go with #97d912
Deep Sky Blue, Taupe and Violet lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
triadicshippedDeep Sky Blue completes a triad with #97d912 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #97d912 in 7 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Acer's brand system, as the text colour against it.
Violet #ee82ee
complementaryViolet sits directly opposite #97d912 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including MongoDB's brand system and Minecraft's brand system put Blue beside #97d912, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #97d912: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #97d912 in 3 real palettes, including Learning App and Citrus Grove, as the accent.
Light Coral #f08080
triadicshippedLight Coral completes a triad with #97d912 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Emerald Green #50c878
analogousshippedEmerald Green is #97d912's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Real palettes that use #97d912
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #97d912 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.71:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.25:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #97d912 as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #97d912 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/97d912-b1bea2-4e64df-232d1f-f1f0e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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