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#9AC534 Color

#9AC534 is rgb(154, 197, 52) in RGB, hsl(78, 58%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 74%, 23%) 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 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AC534
HEX#9AC534
RGBrgb(154, 197, 52)
HSLhsl(78, 58%, 49%)
HSVhsv(78, 74%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 74%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.173 125)
LABlab(74.46% -29.60 62.87)
LCHlch(74.46% 69.49 115.21)

What #9AC534 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 #9AC534, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.02Limerick#9DC209ΔE 8.88Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 9.95June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.12Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.17Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.13

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

#9AC534 Channel Values

How #9AC534 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 197 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 58% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 74% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AC534 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9AC534 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9AC534

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AC534; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9AC534
Complementary
#6034C5
Analogous
#C5A834
Analogous
#51C534
Triadic
#349AC5
Triadic
#C5349A
Split comp.
#3451C5
Split comp.
#A834C5

Tints & Shades of #9AC534

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

#A9D04E
#B7D76A
#C4DF86
#D2E6A2
#E0EEBF
#EDF5DB

Shades

#87AD2E
#719127
#5E7920
#485D19
#354412
#1F280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9AC534.

How #9AC534 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#9AC534
Protanopia#BFBF35
Protanomaly#B1C135
Deuteranopia#B8B839
Deuteranomaly#ADBD37
Tritanopia#A8BABA
Tritanomaly#A2BF97
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9AC534 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ac534: #9AC534;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AC534;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ac534': '#9AC534' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.773, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_9ac534">#9AC534</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AC534"

More Green Colors

#9AC534 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9AC534 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AC534?

#9AC534 is a mid-tone green — rgb(154, 197, 52) in RGB and hsl(78, 58%, 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 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #9AC534?

#9AC534 is rgb(154, 197, 52) — red 154, green 197, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AC534?

#9AC534 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 74%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AC534 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AC534 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AC534 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AC534 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 5.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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