What color is #9ACD32?

#9ACD32 is a moderate yellow-green known as Yellow Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yellow Green?

The RGB value is 154, 205, 50: 154 red, 205 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yellow Green?

The complementary color is #6532CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ACD32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yellow Green color: hex code #9ACD32

#9ACD32 rgb(154, 205, 50)

Shades of green

Yellow Green has the hex code #9ACD32. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 80.4% green and 19.6% blue (154, 205, 50).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 20% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword yellowgreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

Yellow Green (#9ACD32) color codes

HEX	`#9ACD32`
RGB	`rgb(154, 205, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 80.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 76%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, -37.99, 66.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 76.66, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.734, 50.762, 10.932)`
Decimal	`10145074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yellow Green, 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 #9ACD32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ACD32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #9ACD32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9acd32; }
.text { color: #9acd32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9acd32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 205 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9acd32, #4ccd32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9ACD32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9ACD32?: #9ACD32 is a moderate yellow-green known as Yellow Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yellow Green?: The RGB value is 154, 205, 50: 154 red, 205 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yellow Green?: The complementary color is #6532CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ACD32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.