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#A9CA77 Color

#A9CA77 is rgb(169, 202, 119) in RGB, hsl(84, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9CA77
HEX#A9CA77
RGBrgb(169, 202, 119)
HSLhsl(84, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(84, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.115 126.6)
LABlab(77.45% -21.74 37.56)
LCHlch(77.45% 43.40 120.07)

What #A9CA77 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 #A9CA77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 7.15Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.34Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.25Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 9.33Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.43Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.44

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

#A9CA77 Channel Values

How #A9CA77 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 202 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9CA77 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9CA77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9CA77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9CA77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9CA77
Complementary
#9877CA
Analogous
#CAC277
Analogous
#7FCA77
Triadic
#77A9CA
Triadic
#CA77A9
Split comp.
#777FCA
Split comp.
#C277CA

Tints & Shades of #A9CA77

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

#B5D189
#C0D89C
#CCE0AE
#D7E7C1
#E3EED3
#EFF5E5

Shades

#96BF5A
#80A942
#698C36
#506A29
#3A4D1E
#212C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9CA77.

How #A9CA77 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#A9CA77
Protanopia#C5C577
Protanomaly#BAC777
Deuteranopia#C0C079
Deuteranomaly#B7C478
Tritanopia#B3C2C2
Tritanomaly#AFC5A9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9CA77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9ca77: #A9CA77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9CA77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9ca77': '#A9CA77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.792, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_a9ca77">#A9CA77</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9CA77"

More Green Colors

#A9CA77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9CA77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9CA77?

#A9CA77 is a light green — rgb(169, 202, 119) in RGB and hsl(84, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #A9CA77?

#A9CA77 is rgb(169, 202, 119) — red 169, green 202, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9CA77?

#A9CA77 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9CA77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9CA77 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9CA77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9CA77 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.46, which is visibly different.

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