#9AD69E Color

#9AD69E is rgb(154, 214, 158) in RGB, hsl(124, 42%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AD69E

HEX#9AD69E

RGBrgb(154, 214, 158)

HSLhsl(124, 42%, 72%)

HSVhsv(124, 28%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.099 146.3)

LABlab(80.44% -28.21 21.36)

LCHlch(80.44% 35.38 142.88)

What #9AD69E 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 #9AD69E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.09 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.21 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.43 Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 7.84 Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.35 Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.39

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#9AD69E Channel Values

How #9AD69E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 154 · G 214 · B 158	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 124° · S 42% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 124° · S 28% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AD69E 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9AD69E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AD69E; 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 #9AD69E

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 #9AD69E 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#9AD69E

Protanopia#CDCD9E

Protanomaly#BBD19E

Deuteranopia#C5C5A0

Deuteranomaly#B5CC9F

Tritanopia#A3D0D0

Tritanomaly#9FD2BE

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #9AD69E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ad69e: #9AD69E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AD69E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ad69e': '#9AD69E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.839, blue: 0.620)

Android XML<color name="color_9ad69e">#9AD69E</color>

SVG fillfill="#9AD69E"

More Green Colors

#9AD69E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#9AD69E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AD69E?

#9AD69E is a light green — rgb(154, 214, 158) in RGB and hsl(124, 42%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #9AD69E?

#9AD69E is rgb(154, 214, 158) — red 154, green 214, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AD69E?

#9AD69E converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AD69E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AD69E scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AD69E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AD69E 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 10.87, which is visibly different.

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