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#96EA06 Color

#96EA06 is rgb(150, 234, 6) in RGB, hsl(82, 95%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96EA06
HEX#96EA06
RGBrgb(150, 234, 6)
HSLhsl(82, 95%, 47%)
HSVhsv(82, 97%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.231 130.9)
LABlab(84.88% -46.98 80.03)
LCHlch(84.88% 92.80 120.41)

What #96EA06 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 #96EA06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.87Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 7.35French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 7.67Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 8.22Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.26Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 11.06

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

#96EA06 Channel Values

How #96EA06 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 234 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 95% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 97% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #96EA06 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #96EA06 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #96EA06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #96EA06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#96EA06
Complementary
#5906EA
Analogous
#EACB06
Analogous
#24EA06
Triadic
#0696EA
Triadic
#EA0696
Split comp.
#0624EA
Split comp.
#CB06EA

Tints & Shades of #96EA06

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

#A7F91A
#B7FA42
#C4FB65
#D1FC88
#DFFDAA
#EEFED2

Shades

#83CC05
#70AE04
#5D9004
#466D03
#335002
#203201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #96EA06.

How #96EA06 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#96EA06
Protanopia#DFDF0D
Protanomaly#C6E30B
Deuteranopia#D3D322
Deuteranomaly#BEDD1A
Tritanopia#ABDCDC
Tritanomaly#A3E2B0
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #96EA06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-96ea06: #96EA06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96EA06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-96ea06': '#96EA06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.918, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_96ea06">#96EA06</color>
SVG fillfill="#96EA06"

More Green Colors

#96EA06 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#96EA06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #96EA06?

#96EA06 is a mid-tone green — rgb(150, 234, 6) in RGB and hsl(82, 95%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #96EA06?

#96EA06 is rgb(150, 234, 6) — red 150, green 234, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96EA06?

#96EA06 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96EA06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96EA06 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96EA06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96EA06 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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