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#9AC92C Color

#9AC92C is rgb(154, 201, 44) in RGB, hsl(78, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 78%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AC92C
HEX#9AC92C
RGBrgb(154, 201, 44)
HSLhsl(78, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(78, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 78%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.182 125.6)
LABlab(75.58% -31.60 66.34)
LCHlch(75.58% 73.48 115.47)

What #9AC92C 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 #9AC92C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9AC92C Channel Values

How #9AC92C 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 201 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 64% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 78% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 78% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AC92C 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9AC92C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AC92C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9AC92C

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.

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How #9AC92C 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#9AC92C
Protanopia#C2C22D
Protanomaly#B3C52D
Deuteranopia#BBBB32
Deuteranomaly#AFC130
Tritanopia#A9BEBE
Tritanomaly#A3C299
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #9AC92C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ac92c: #9AC92C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AC92C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ac92c': '#9AC92C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.788, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_9ac92c">#9AC92C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AC92C"

More Green Colors

#9AC92C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9AC92C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AC92C?

#9AC92C is a mid-tone green — rgb(154, 201, 44) in RGB and hsl(78, 64%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.03.

What is the RGB value of #9AC92C?

#9AC92C is rgb(154, 201, 44) — red 154, green 201, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AC92C?

#9AC92C converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 78%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AC92C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AC92C scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AC92C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AC92C 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 2.03, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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