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#A9EFD3 Color

#A9EFD3 is rgb(169, 239, 211) in RGB, hsl(156, 69%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9EFD3
HEX#A9EFD3
RGBrgb(169, 239, 211)
HSLhsl(156, 69%, 80%)
HSVhsv(156, 29%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.08 167.7)
LABlab(89.23% -27.04 6.25)
LCHlch(89.23% 27.76 166.99)

What #A9EFD3 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 #A9EFD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#A9EFD3 Channel Values

How #A9EFD3 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 239 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 69% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 29% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 15.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9EFD3 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A9EFD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9EFD3; 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 #A9EFD3

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 #A9EFD3 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#A9EFD3
Protanopia#E5E5D3
Protanomaly#D0E9D3
Deuteranopia#DBDBD5
Deuteranomaly#C9E3D4
Tritanopia#AEECEC
Tritanomaly#ACEDE2
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #A9EFD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9efd3: #A9EFD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9EFD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9efd3': '#A9EFD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.937, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_a9efd3">#A9EFD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9EFD3"

More Green Colors

#A9EFD3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A9EFD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9EFD3?

#A9EFD3 is a lightest green — rgb(169, 239, 211) in RGB and hsl(156, 69%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #A9EFD3?

#A9EFD3 is rgb(169, 239, 211) — red 169, green 239, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9EFD3?

#A9EFD3 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9EFD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9EFD3 scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9EFD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9EFD3 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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