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#A4DF9B Color

#A4DF9B is rgb(164, 223, 155) in RGB, hsl(112, 52%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4DF9B
HEX#A4DF9B
RGBrgb(164, 223, 155)
HSLhsl(112, 52%, 74%)
HSVhsv(112, 30%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.11 141.3)
LABlab(83.52% -29.16 27.13)
LCHlch(83.52% 39.83 137.06)

What #A4DF9B 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 #A4DF9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 1.74Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.46Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.61Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.79Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.57Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.7

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

#A4DF9B Channel Values

How #A4DF9B 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 223 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 112° · S 52% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 112° · S 30% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4DF9B 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4DF9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4DF9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4DF9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4DF9B
Complementary
#D69ADF
Analogous
#C6DF9A
Analogous
#9ADFB4
Triadic
#9AA3DF
Triadic
#DF9AA3
Split comp.
#B49ADF
Split comp.
#DF9AC6

Tints & Shades of #A4DF9B

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

#AEE3A6
#BCE8B5
#C7EBC1
#D5F0D0
#DFF4DC
#EDF9EC

Shades

#80D373
#5DC74D
#45AB36
#36842A
#265D1D
#163611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4DF9B.

How #A4DF9B 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#A4DF9B
Protanopia#D6D69B
Protanomaly#C4DA9B
Deuteranopia#CECE9D
Deuteranomaly#BFD59C
Tritanopia#AED8D8
Tritanomaly#AADBC3
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4DF9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4df9b: #A4DF9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4DF9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4df9b': '#A4DF9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.875, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_a4df9b">#A4DF9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4DF9B"

More Green Colors

#A4DF9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A4DF9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4DF9B?

#A4DF9B is a light green — rgb(164, 223, 155) in RGB and hsl(112, 52%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #A4DF9B?

#A4DF9B is rgb(164, 223, 155) — red 164, green 223, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4DF9B?

#A4DF9B converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4DF9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4DF9B scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4DF9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4DF9B 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 16.3, which is visibly different.

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