What color is #A9F971?

#A9F971 is a light, vivid green known as Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lima?

The RGB value is 169, 249, 113: 169 red, 249 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lima?

The complementary color is #C171F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9F971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lima color: hex code #A9F971

#A9F971 rgb(169, 249, 113)

Shades of green

Lima has the hex code #A9F971. It is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 97.6% green and 44.3% blue (169, 249, 113).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 92% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

Lima (#A9F971) color codes

HEX	`#A9F971`
RGB	`rgb(169, 249, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 97.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 92%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 55%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 55%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.49, -46.92, 56.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.49, 73.68, 129.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.217, 77.377, 27.751)`
Decimal	`11139441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lima, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A9F971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9F971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A9F971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9f971; }
.text { color: #a9f971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9f971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 249 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9f971, #71f97d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A9F971 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A9F971?: #A9F971 is a light, vivid green known as Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lima?: The RGB value is 169, 249, 113: 169 red, 249 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lima?: The complementary color is #C171F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9F971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.