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#96E49F Color

#96E49F is rgb(150, 228, 159) in RGB, hsl(127, 59%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96E49F
HEX#96E49F
RGBrgb(150, 228, 159)
HSLhsl(127, 59%, 74%)
HSVhsv(127, 34%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.123 147.2)
LABlab(84.23% -35.37 25.88)
LCHlch(84.23% 43.83 143.81)

What #96E49F 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 #96E49F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.14Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.26Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.65Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.22Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.29Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.66

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

#96E49F Channel Values

How #96E49F 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 228 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 59% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 34% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96E49F 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96E49F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96E49F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96E49F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96E49F
Complementary
#E496DB
Analogous
#B4E496
Analogous
#96E4C6
Triadic
#9F96E4
Triadic
#E49F96
Split comp.
#C696E4
Split comp.
#E496B4

Tints & Shades of #96E49F

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

#A2E7AA
#B2EBB9
#BEEEC4
#CEF2D3
#DBF6DE
#EBFAEC

Shades

#6DD97A
#44CF55
#2EB23D
#248A2F
#196122
#0F3914

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96E49F.

How #96E49F 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#96E49F
Protanopia#D9D99F
Protanomaly#C2DE9F
Deuteranopia#CECEA2
Deuteranomaly#BBD7A1
Tritanopia#A2DDDD
Tritanomaly#9DE0C7
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96E49F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96e49f: #96E49F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96E49F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96e49f': '#96E49F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.894, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_96e49f">#96E49F</color>
SVG fillfill="#96E49F"

More Green Colors

#96E49F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#96E49F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96E49F?

#96E49F is a light green — rgb(150, 228, 159) in RGB and hsl(127, 59%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #96E49F?

#96E49F is rgb(150, 228, 159) — red 150, green 228, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96E49F?

#96E49F converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96E49F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96E49F scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96E49F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96E49F 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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