Mango Green (#96FF00)

The hex code for Mango Green is #96FF00. It is rgb(150, 255, 0) in RGB, hsl(85, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#96FF00

HEX#96FF00

RGBrgb(150, 255, 0)

HSLhsl(85, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(85, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(90% 0.254 133)

LABlab(91.00% -54.70 85.06)

LCHlch(91.00% 101.13 122.74)

Colors Closest to Mango Green

Mango Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 6.7 Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 6.96 Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 7.08 Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 7.2 French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.36 Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.56

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

#96FF00 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 150 · G 255 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 85° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 85° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Mango Green 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.

TextWhite text1.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Mango Green

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

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Mango Green

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

Shades

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How Mango Green 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#96FF00

Protanopia#F1F10A

Protanomaly#D3F706

Deuteranopia#E3E326

Deuteranomaly#C9EF1C

Tritanopia#B0F0F0

Tritanomaly#A6F6C0

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #96FF00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--mango-green: #96FF00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #96FF00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'mango-green': '#96FF00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 1.000, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="mango_green">#96FF00</color>

SVG fillfill="#96FF00"

More Green Colors

Mango Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

98fb98 96f7e4 98ff98 96ded1 99cc00 96c8a2 99cc33 93e9be 99cc66 93c572 99cc99 91ff24 a8c3bc c1f9a2 d7f9d7 001f00 008443 00e070 0fff0f 228b22 33ff66 49796b 5fd85f 7ba05b

#96FF00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Mango Green?

The hex code for Mango Green is #96FF00. That is rgb(150, 255, 0) in RGB, hsl(85, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #96FF00?

#96FF00 is rgb(150, 255, 0) — red 150, green 255, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #96FF00?

#96FF00 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #96FF00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #96FF00 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #96FF00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #96FF00 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 chartreuse (#7FFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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