Palettes / Colors / #96E080
#96E080 — Light Green
#96E080 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #96E080 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.
#96E080 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 #CA80E0; it also sits naturally between #C6E080 and #80E099. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #96E080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 150, 224, 128 |
| HSL | 106°, 61%, 69% |
| HSV | 106°, 43%, 88% |
| CMYK | 33%, 0%, 43%, 12% |
| XYZ | 43.13, 61.35, 29.99 |
| Yxy | 61.35, 0.3207, 0.4562 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.57, -40.64, 39.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.33, -35.16, 28.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 88% · Blue 50%
Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #96E080
.text { color: #96E080; }
.background { background-color: #96E080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96E080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 224, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96E080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 224, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96E080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 224, 128, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#96E080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96E080">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CA80E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #96E080: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96E080
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 #96E080: ·
How #96E080 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 #96E080 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 #96E080?
#96E080 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 150, 224, 128). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #96E080?
#96E080 is RGB 150, 224, 128 — HSL 106°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 43%, 12%.
What colors go with #96E080?
Its complement is #CA80E0; analogous partners are #C6E080 and #80E099. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #96E080 for text?
Black text on #96E080 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.