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#A4D09A Color

#A4D09A is rgb(164, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(109, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4D09A
HEX#A4D09A
RGBrgb(164, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(109, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(109, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.088 139.9)
LABlab(79.29% -22.61 22.00)
LCHlch(79.29% 31.55 135.78)

What #A4D09A 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 #A4D09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.96Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.83Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.33Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.97Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.27Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.23

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

#A4D09A Channel Values

How #A4D09A 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 164 · G 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4D09A 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4D09A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4D09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4D09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4D09A
Complementary
#C69AD0
Analogous
#BFD09A
Analogous
#9AD0AB
Triadic
#9AA4D0
Triadic
#D09AA4
Split comp.
#AB9AD0
Split comp.
#D09ABF

Tints & Shades of #A4D09A

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

#B1D6A8
#BDDDB6
#CAE3C4
#D3E8CE
#E0EFDC
#ECF5EA

Shades

#85BF78
#69B159
#539245
#417236
#2D5026
#1C3117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4D09A.

How #A4D09A 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#A4D09A
Protanopia#C9C99A
Protanomaly#BCCC9A
Deuteranopia#C3C39C
Deuteranomaly#B7C89B
Tritanopia#ACCACA
Tritanomaly#A9CDB9
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4D09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4d09a: #A4D09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4D09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4d09a': '#A4D09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_a4d09a">#A4D09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4D09A"

More Green Colors

#A4D09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A4D09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4D09A?

#A4D09A is a light green — rgb(164, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(109, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #A4D09A?

#A4D09A is rgb(164, 208, 154) — red 164, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4D09A?

#A4D09A converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4D09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4D09A scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4D09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4D09A 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 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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