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#96D142 Color

#96D142 is rgb(150, 209, 66) in RGB, hsl(85, 61%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96D142
HEX#96D142
RGBrgb(150, 209, 66)
HSLhsl(85, 61%, 54%)
HSVhsv(85, 68%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.181 129.3)
LABlab(77.77% -35.58 61.06)
LCHlch(77.77% 70.67 120.23)

What #96D142 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #96D142, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.29Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.58Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 11.42June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.26Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.55Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 15.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#96D142 Channel Values

How #96D142 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 150 · G 209 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 61% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 68% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96D142 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96D142 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96D142

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96D142; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96D142
Complementary
#7E42D1
Analogous
#D1C542
Analogous
#4ED142
Triadic
#4296D1
Triadic
#D14296
Split comp.
#424ED1
Split comp.
#C542D1

Tints & Shades of #96D142

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A3D75B
#B3DE78
#C1E490
#CFEAA9
#DDF0C1
#EDF7DE

Shades

#84C12F
#70A428
#5D8721
#466719
#334A12
#1F2D0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96D142.

How #96D142 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#96D142
Protanopia#C9C943
Protanomaly#B6CC43
Deuteranopia#C0C047
Deuteranomaly#B1C745
Tritanopia#A6C6C6
Tritanomaly#A0CAA2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96D142 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-96d142: #96D142;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96D142;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96d142': '#96D142' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.820, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_96d142">#96D142</color>
SVG fillfill="#96D142"

More Green Colors

#96D142 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#96D142 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96D142?

#96D142 is a mid-tone green — rgb(150, 209, 66) in RGB and hsl(85, 61%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #96D142?

#96D142 is rgb(150, 209, 66) — red 150, green 209, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96D142?

#96D142 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96D142 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96D142 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96D142 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96D142 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 5.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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