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#A9C18A Color

#A9C18A is rgb(169, 193, 138) in RGB, hsl(86, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9C18A
HEX#A9C18A
RGBrgb(169, 193, 138)
HSLhsl(86, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(86, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.079 127.3)
LABlab(75.20% -15.68 24.95)
LCHlch(75.20% 29.47 122.14)

What #A9C18A 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 #A9C18A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.96Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.99Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.47Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.58Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.63

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

#A9C18A Channel Values

How #A9C18A 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 169 · G 193 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9C18A 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9C18A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9C18A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9C18A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9C18A
Complementary
#A28AC1
Analogous
#C1BE8A
Analogous
#8EC18A
Triadic
#8AA9C1
Triadic
#C18AA9
Split comp.
#8A8EC1
Split comp.
#BE8AC1

Tints & Shades of #A9C18A

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

#B6CA9B
#BFD1A8
#CCDAB9
#D8E3CA
#E4ECDA
#EEF3E8

Shades

#93B26C
#7FA054
#688245
#506435
#384625
#232B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9C18A.

How #A9C18A 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#A9C18A
Protanopia#BDBD8A
Protanomaly#B5BF8A
Deuteranopia#BABA8B
Deuteranomaly#B3BD8B
Tritanopia#B0BBBB
Tritanomaly#ADBEAA
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #A9C18A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9c18a: #A9C18A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9C18A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9c18a': '#A9C18A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.757, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_a9c18a">#A9C18A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9C18A"

More Green Colors

#A9C18A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A9C18A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9C18A?

#A9C18A is a light green — rgb(169, 193, 138) in RGB and hsl(86, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #A9C18A?

#A9C18A is rgb(169, 193, 138) — red 169, green 193, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9C18A?

#A9C18A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9C18A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9C18A scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9C18A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9C18A 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 10.16, which is visibly different.

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