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#A9EAAE Color

#A9EAAE is rgb(169, 234, 174) in RGB, hsl(125, 61%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9EAAE
HEX#A9EAAE
RGBrgb(169, 234, 174)
HSLhsl(125, 61%, 79%)
HSVhsv(125, 28%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.105 146.5)
LABlab(87.18% -29.98 22.42)
LCHlch(87.18% 37.43 143.21)

What #A9EAAE 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 #A9EAAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#A9EAAE Channel Values

How #A9EAAE 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 234 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 61% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 28% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9EAAE 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A9EAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9EAAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A9EAAE

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.

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How #A9EAAE 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#A9EAAE
Protanopia#E1E1AE
Protanomaly#CDE4AE
Deuteranopia#D7D7B0
Deuteranomaly#C6DFAF
Tritanopia#B2E4E4
Tritanomaly#AFE6D0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #A9EAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9eaae: #A9EAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9EAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9eaae': '#A9EAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.918, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a9eaae">#A9EAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9EAAE"

More Green Colors

#A9EAAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A9EAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9EAAE?

#A9EAAE is a light green — rgb(169, 234, 174) in RGB and hsl(125, 61%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #A9EAAE?

#A9EAAE is rgb(169, 234, 174) — red 169, green 234, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9EAAE?

#A9EAAE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9EAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9EAAE scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9EAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9EAAE 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 17.57, which is visibly different.

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