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#A9D345 Color

#A9D345 is rgb(169, 211, 69) in RGB, hsl(78, 62%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9D345
HEX#A9D345
RGBrgb(169, 211, 69)
HSLhsl(78, 62%, 55%)
HSVhsv(78, 67%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.173 124.4)
LABlab(79.55% -29.14 62.18)
LCHlch(79.55% 68.67 115.11)

What #A9D345 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 #A9D345, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.94June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.25Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.89Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.14Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.13Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 14.23

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

#A9D345 Channel Values

How #A9D345 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 211 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 62% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 67% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9D345 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 text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9D345 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9D345

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9D345; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9D345
Complementary
#7045D3
Analogous
#D3B745
Analogous
#62D345
Triadic
#45A9D3
Triadic
#D345A9
Split comp.
#4562D3
Split comp.
#B745D3

Tints & Shades of #A9D345

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

#B4D95E
#C0DF77
#CBE58F
#D9ECAC
#E4F1C5
#F0F7DE

Shades

#99C62F
#7FA527
#698820
#536B19
#3C4E12
#232D0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9D345.

How #A9D345 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#A9D345
Protanopia#CDCD46
Protanomaly#BFCF45
Deuteranopia#C6C649
Deuteranomaly#BBCC47
Tritanopia#B7C8C8
Tritanomaly#B1CCA4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9D345 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9d345: #A9D345;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9D345;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9d345': '#A9D345' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.827, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_a9d345">#A9D345</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9D345"

More Green Colors

#A9D345 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9D345 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9D345?

#A9D345 is a mid-tone green — rgb(169, 211, 69) in RGB and hsl(78, 62%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #A9D345?

#A9D345 is rgb(169, 211, 69) — red 169, green 211, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9D345?

#A9D345 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9D345 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9D345 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9D345 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9D345 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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