What color is #A9D34B?

#A9D34B is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Badass Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9D34B?

The RGB value is 169, 211, 75: 169 red, 211 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9D34B?

The complementary color is #754BD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9D34B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9D34B color

#A9D34B rgb(169, 211, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9D34B is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 82.7% green and 29.4% blue (169, 211, 75).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 61% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Badass Grass (#B4DA55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#A9D34B color codes

HEX	`#A9D34B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 211, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 82.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 61%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 64%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 64%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, -33.41, 60.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 69.2, 118.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.927, 55.531, 15.218)`
Decimal	`11129675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9D34B, 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 #A9D34B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9D34B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #A9D34B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9d34b; }
.text { color: #a9d34b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9d34b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 211 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9d34b, #65d34b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9D34B?: #A9D34B is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Badass Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9D34B?: The RGB value is 169, 211, 75: 169 red, 211 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9D34B?: The complementary color is #754BD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9D34B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.