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#9ACC8A Color

#9ACC8A is rgb(154, 204, 138) in RGB, hsl(105, 39%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ACC8A
HEX#9ACC8A
RGBrgb(154, 204, 138)
HSLhsl(105, 39%, 67%)
HSVhsv(105, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.105 138.3)
LABlab(77.29% -26.19 27.49)
LCHlch(77.29% 37.97 133.61)

What #9ACC8A 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 #9ACC8A, 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.

#9ACC8A Channel Values

How #9ACC8A 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 204 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 39% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ACC8A 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9ACC8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ACC8A; 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 #9ACC8A

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 #9ACC8A 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#9ACC8A
Protanopia#C5C58A
Protanomaly#B5C88A
Deuteranopia#BDBD8C
Deuteranomaly#B0C38B
Tritanopia#A3C5C5
Tritanomaly#A0C8B1
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #9ACC8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9acc8a: #9ACC8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ACC8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9acc8a': '#9ACC8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.800, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_9acc8a">#9ACC8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ACC8A"

More Green Colors

#9ACC8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9ACC8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ACC8A?

#9ACC8A is a light green — rgb(154, 204, 138) in RGB and hsl(105, 39%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #9ACC8A?

#9ACC8A is rgb(154, 204, 138) — red 154, green 204, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ACC8A?

#9ACC8A converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ACC8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ACC8A scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ACC8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ACC8A 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 11.68, which is visibly different.

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