Skip to content

#9AC38D Color

#9AC38D is rgb(154, 195, 141) in RGB, hsl(106, 31%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AC38D
HEX#9AC38D
RGBrgb(154, 195, 141)
HSLhsl(106, 31%, 66%)
HSVhsv(106, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.087 138.3)
LABlab(74.78% -21.78 22.60)
LCHlch(74.78% 31.38 133.94)

What #9AC38D 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 #9AC38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.5Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.23Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.02Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.4Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.23Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.11

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

#9AC38D Channel Values

How #9AC38D 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 195 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 31% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AC38D 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9AC38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9AC38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AC38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9AC38D
Complementary
#B78DC3
Analogous
#B5C38D
Analogous
#8DC39C
Triadic
#8D9AC3
Triadic
#C38D9A
Split comp.
#9C8DC3
Split comp.
#C38DB5

Tints & Shades of #9AC38D

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

#A9CC9E
#B5D3AB
#C4DCBC
#CFE3CA
#DEECDA
#EAF3E8

Shades

#7FB36F
#66A054
#538245
#426837
#2F4927
#1C2B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9AC38D.

How #9AC38D 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#9AC38D
Protanopia#BDBD8D
Protanomaly#B0BF8D
Deuteranopia#B7B78E
Deuteranomaly#ACBC8E
Tritanopia#A1BDBD
Tritanomaly#9FC0AC
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9AC38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ac38d: #9AC38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AC38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ac38d': '#9AC38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.765, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_9ac38d">#9AC38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AC38D"

More Green Colors

#9AC38D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9AC38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AC38D?

#9AC38D is a light green — rgb(154, 195, 141) in RGB and hsl(106, 31%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #9AC38D?

#9AC38D is rgb(154, 195, 141) — red 154, green 195, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AC38D?

#9AC38D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AC38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AC38D scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AC38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AC38D 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #9AC38D in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.