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#A9FFAA Color

#A9FFAA is rgb(169, 255, 170) in RGB, hsl(121, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9FFAA
HEX#A9FFAA
RGBrgb(169, 255, 170)
HSLhsl(121, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(121, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.141 144.6)
LABlab(92.99% -39.26 32.17)
LCHlch(92.99% 50.76 140.66)

What #A9FFAA 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 #A9FFAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.33Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.54Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.21Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.22Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.6Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.74

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

#A9FFAA Channel Values

How #A9FFAA 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 255 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9FFAA 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9FFAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9FFAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9FFAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9FFAA
Complementary
#FFA8FE
Analogous
#D2FFA8
Analogous
#A8FFD5
Triadic
#AAA8FF
Triadic
#FFAAA8
Split comp.
#D5A8FF
Split comp.
#FFA8D2

Tints & Shades of #A9FFAA

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

#B3FFB4
#BDFFBE
#C7FFC8
#D6FFD7
#E0FFE1
#EBFFEB

Shades

#70FF73
#33FF36
#00FA04
#00C203
#008A02
#004D01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9FFAA.

How #A9FFAA 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#A9FFAA
Protanopia#F3F3AB
Protanomaly#D9F8AA
Deuteranopia#E7E7AD
Deuteranomaly#D1F1AC
Tritanopia#B7F6F6
Tritanomaly#B2FADC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9FFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9ffaa: #A9FFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9FFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9ffaa': '#A9FFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 1.000, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_a9ffaa">#A9FFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9FFAA"

More Green Colors

#A9FFAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9FFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9FFAA?

#A9FFAA is a lightest green — rgb(169, 255, 170) in RGB and hsl(121, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #A9FFAA?

#A9FFAA is rgb(169, 255, 170) — red 169, green 255, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9FFAA?

#A9FFAA converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9FFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9FFAA scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9FFAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9FFAA 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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