HEX atlas value

#96B224

#96B224 is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 150, 178, 36, HSL 72, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.3845, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#96B224 Sample readable text

HEX #96B224

RGB rgb(150, 178, 36)

HSL hsl(72 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.3845

Contrast Black 8.69:1White 2.42:1

CSS

--color-96b224: #96B224;
.background-96b224 { background-color: #96B224; }
.text-96b224 { color: #96B224; }

Luminance0.3845

Black text8.69:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#96B224","rgb":[150,178,36],"hsl":[72,66,42],"cmyk":[16,0,80,30],"luminance":0.3845,"contrast":{"black":8.69,"white":2.42}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C1DC56","hex":"#C1DC56","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4C90D","hex":"#A4C90D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.94,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/96b224.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4124B2","analogous":["#B28724","#4FB224"],"triadic":["#2496B2","#B22496"],"tetradic":["#24B287","#4124B2","#B2244F"],"splitComplementary":["#244FB2","#8724B2"],"monochromatic":["#C1DC56","#96B224","#556615"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C1DC56","dark":"#556615","saturated":"#A4C90D","desaturated":"#879A3C","pastel":"#C5D680","neon":"#CCFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":30.740852297878796},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":34.9857113690718},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":44.77722635447622},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":44.77722635447622}]

HEX meaning and use

About #96B224

#96B224 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #96B224 is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 150, 178, and 36, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 66% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3845, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.69:1AA Pass

White text2.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #96B224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C1DC56#000000 text · best 13.64:1#C1DC56

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#A4C90D#000000 text · best 10.94:1#A4C90D

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#96B224#96B224

#4124B2#4124B2

#B28724#B28724

#4FB224#4FB224

#C1DC56#C1DC56

#556615#556615

Color Harmonies

#4124B2#4124B2

#B28724#B28724

#4FB224#4FB224

#2496B2#2496B2

#B22496#B22496

Variants

#C1DC56#C1DC56

#556615#556615

#A4C90D#A4C90D

#879A3C#879A3C

#C5D680#C5D680

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#96B224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #96B224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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