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#9AC039 Color

#9AC039 is rgb(154, 192, 57) in RGB, hsl(77, 54%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 70%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AC039
HEX#9AC039
RGBrgb(154, 192, 57)
HSLhsl(77, 54%, 49%)
HSVhsv(77, 70%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 70%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.164 124)
LABlab(73.04% -27.21 59.80)
LCHlch(73.04% 65.70 114.46)

What #9AC039 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9AC039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.08June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.63Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.83Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 12.57Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.54Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.61

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

#9AC039 Channel Values

How #9AC039 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 154 · G 192 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 54% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 70% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AC039 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9AC039 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9AC039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AC039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9AC039
Complementary
#6039C0
Analogous
#C0A339
Analogous
#57C039
Triadic
#399AC0
Triadic
#C0399A
Split comp.
#3957C0
Split comp.
#A339C0

Tints & Shades of #9AC039

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

#A9CB52
#B7D46E
#C4DC89
#D2E4A5
#E0ECC0
#EDF4DC

Shades

#87A932
#718D2A
#5E7623
#485A1B
#354314
#1F270C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9AC039.

How #9AC039 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#9AC039
Protanopia#BABA3A
Protanomaly#AEBD39
Deuteranopia#B5B53D
Deuteranomaly#ABB93B
Tritanopia#A7B6B6
Tritanomaly#A2BA94
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9AC039 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ac039: #9AC039;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AC039;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ac039': '#9AC039' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.753, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_9ac039">#9AC039</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AC039"

More Green Colors

#9AC039 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9AC039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AC039?

#9AC039 is a mid-tone green — rgb(154, 192, 57) in RGB and hsl(77, 54%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #9AC039?

#9AC039 is rgb(154, 192, 57) — red 154, green 192, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AC039?

#9AC039 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 70%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AC039 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AC039 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AC039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AC039 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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