Palettes / Colors / #96BB02
#96BB02 — Vivid Green
#96BB02 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #96BB02 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#96BB02 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2702BB; it also sits naturally between #BB8302 and #39BB02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #96BB02 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 150, 187, 2 |
| HSL | 72°, 98%, 37% |
| HSV | 72°, 99%, 73% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 99%, 27% |
| XYZ | 30.36, 42.03, 6.57 |
| Yxy | 42.03, 0.3845, 0.5323 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.89, -32.75, 71.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.83, -26.82, 37.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 73% · Blue 1%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #96BB02
.text { color: #96BB02; }
.background { background-color: #96BB02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96BB02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 187, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96BB02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 187, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96BB02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 187, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#96BB02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96BB02">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2702BB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #96BB02: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96BB02
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #96BB02: ·
How #96BB02 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #96BB02 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #96BB02?
#96BB02 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 150, 187, 2). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #96BB02?
#96BB02 is RGB 150, 187, 2 — HSL 72°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 99%, 27%.
What colors go with #96BB02?
Its complement is #2702BB; analogous partners are #BB8302 and #39BB02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #96BB02 for text?
Black text on #96BB02 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.