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#A9FFED Color

#A9FFED is rgb(169, 255, 237) in RGB, hsl(167, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9FFED
HEX#A9FFED
RGBrgb(169, 255, 237)
HSLhsl(167, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(167, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.087 179.7)
LABlab(94.16% -29.94 -0.06)
LCHlch(94.16% 29.94 180.11)

What #A9FFED 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 #A9FFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.37Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.68Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.65Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 12.27Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 12.35Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.17

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

#A9FFED Channel Values

How #A9FFED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9FFED 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9FFED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9FFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9FFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9FFED
Complementary
#FFA8BB
Analogous
#A8FFC1
Analogous
#A8E6FF
Triadic
#ECA8FF
Triadic
#FFECA8
Split comp.
#FFA8E6
Split comp.
#FFC1A8

Tints & Shades of #A9FFED

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

#B3FFEE
#BDFFF1
#C7FFF3
#D6FFF6
#E0FFF8
#EBFFFB

Shades

#70FFE0
#33FFD3
#00FAC4
#00C298
#008A6C
#004D3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9FFED.

How #A9FFED 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#A9FFED
Protanopia#F3F3ED
Protanomaly#D9F8ED
Deuteranopia#E7E7EF
Deuteranomaly#D1F1EE
Tritanopia#ADFDFD
Tritanomaly#ABFEF7
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9FFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9ffed: #A9FFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9FFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9ffed': '#A9FFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 1.000, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_a9ffed">#A9FFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9FFED"

More Green Colors

#A9FFED sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9FFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9FFED?

#A9FFED is a lightest green — rgb(169, 255, 237) in RGB and hsl(167, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.37.

What is the RGB value of #A9FFED?

#A9FFED is rgb(169, 255, 237) — red 169, green 255, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9FFED?

#A9FFED converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9FFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9FFED scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9FFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9FFED 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 12.35, which is visibly different.

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