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#A9FFAE Color

#A9FFAE is rgb(169, 255, 174) in RGB, hsl(123, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9FFAE
HEX#A9FFAE
RGBrgb(169, 255, 174)
HSLhsl(123, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(123, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.137 145.7)
LABlab(93.05% -38.79 30.27)
LCHlch(93.05% 49.20 142.03)

What #A9FFAE 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 #A9FFAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.85Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.03Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.65Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.93Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.67Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 16.49

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

#A9FFAE Channel Values

How #A9FFAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9FFAE 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9FFAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9FFAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9FFAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9FFAE
Complementary
#FFA8FB
Analogous
#CFFFA8
Analogous
#A8FFD8
Triadic
#ADA8FF
Triadic
#FFADA8
Split comp.
#D8A8FF
Split comp.
#FFA8CF

Tints & Shades of #A9FFAE

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

#B3FFB6
#BDFFC0
#C7FFCA
#D6FFD8
#E0FFE2
#EBFFEC

Shades

#70FF77
#33FF3D
#00FA0C
#00C20A
#008A07
#004D04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9FFAE.

How #A9FFAE 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#A9FFAE
Protanopia#F3F3AF
Protanomaly#D9F8AE
Deuteranopia#E7E7B1
Deuteranomaly#D1F1B0
Tritanopia#B6F7F7
Tritanomaly#B1FADD
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9FFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9ffae: #A9FFAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9FFAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9ffae': '#A9FFAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 1.000, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a9ffae">#A9FFAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9FFAE"

More Green Colors

#A9FFAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9FFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9FFAE?

#A9FFAE is a lightest green — rgb(169, 255, 174) in RGB and hsl(123, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.85.

What is the RGB value of #A9FFAE?

#A9FFAE is rgb(169, 255, 174) — red 169, green 255, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9FFAE?

#A9FFAE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9FFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9FFAE scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9FFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9FFAE 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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