What color is #A9DF97?

#A9DF97 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9DF97?

The RGB value is 169, 223, 151: 169 red, 223 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9DF97?

The complementary color is #CD97DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9DF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9DF97 color

#A9DF97 rgb(169, 223, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9DF97 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 87.5% green and 59.2% blue (169, 223, 151).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 53% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#A9DF97 color codes

HEX	`#A9DF97`
RGB	`rgb(169, 223, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 87.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 53%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 32%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.68, -30.54, 29.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.68, 42.71, 135.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.334, 63.443, 38.971)`
Decimal	`11132823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9DF97, 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 #A9DF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9DF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #A9DF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9df97; }
.text { color: #a9df97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9df97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 223 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9df97, #97dfa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A9DF97?: #A9DF97 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9DF97?: The RGB value is 169, 223, 151: 169 red, 223 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9DF97?: The complementary color is #CD97DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9DF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.