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#96E89D Color

#96E89D is rgb(150, 232, 157) in RGB, hsl(125, 64%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 9%) 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 8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96E89D
HEX#96E89D
RGBrgb(150, 232, 157)
HSLhsl(125, 64%, 75%)
HSVhsv(125, 35%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.131 146.3)
LABlab(85.34% -37.27 28.37)
LCHlch(85.34% 46.84 142.73)

What #96E89D 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 #96E89D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.95Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.19Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.84Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.38Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 15.65

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

#96E89D Channel Values

How #96E89D 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 232 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 64% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 35% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96E89D 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96E89D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96E89D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96E89D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96E89D
Complementary
#E896E1
Analogous
#B8E896
Analogous
#96E8C6
Triadic
#9D96E8
Triadic
#E89D96
Split comp.
#C696E8
Split comp.
#E896B8

Tints & Shades of #96E89D

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

#A3EBA9
#B4EEB9
#C0F1C4
#CDF4D0
#D9F7DC
#EAFAEB

Shades

#6DDF76
#43D64F
#29BC36
#1F8E28
#16641D
#0D3B11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96E89D.

How #96E89D 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#96E89D
Protanopia#DDDD9D
Protanomaly#C4E19D
Deuteranopia#D1D1A0
Deuteranomaly#BDDB9F
Tritanopia#A3E0E0
Tritanomaly#9EE3C9
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #96E89D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96e89d: #96E89D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96E89D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96e89d': '#96E89D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.910, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_96e89d">#96E89D</color>
SVG fillfill="#96E89D"

More Green Colors

#96E89D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#96E89D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96E89D?

#96E89D is a light green — rgb(150, 232, 157) in RGB and hsl(125, 64%, 75%) 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 8.

What is the RGB value of #96E89D?

#96E89D is rgb(150, 232, 157) — red 150, green 232, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96E89D?

#96E89D converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96E89D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96E89D scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96E89D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96E89D 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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