What color is #96FF4C?

#96FF4C is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #96FF4C?

The RGB value is 150, 255, 76: 150 red, 255 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #96FF4C?

The complementary color is #B54CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #96FF4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#96FF4C color

#96FF4C rgb(150, 255, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #96FF4C is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 100% green and 29.8% blue (150, 255, 76).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Loud Lime (#88FF22), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#96FF4C color codes

HEX	`#96FF4C`
RGB	`rgb(150, 255, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 100%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 70%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 70%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.02, -58.63, 72.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.02, 92.86, 129.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.641, 78.523, 19.377)`
Decimal	`9895756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #96FF4C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #96FF4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#96FF4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #96FF4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #96ff4c; }
.text { color: #96ff4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96ff4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 255 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #96ff4c, #4cff5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #96FF4C?: #96FF4C is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #96FF4C?: The RGB value is 150, 255, 76: 150 red, 255 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #96FF4C?: The complementary color is #B54CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #96FF4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.