What color is #A9E8AA?

#A9E8AA 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 #A9E8AA?

The RGB value is 169, 232, 170: 169 red, 232 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9E8AA?

The complementary color is #E8A9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9E8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9E8AA color

#A9E8AA rgb(169, 232, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9E8AA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 91% green and 66.7% blue (169, 232, 170).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% 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 14.81:1).

#A9E8AA color codes

HEX	`#A9E8AA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 232, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 91%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.53, -31.76, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.53, 39.77, 142.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.472, 69.049, 48.585)`
Decimal	`11135146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9E8AA, 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 #A9E8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9E8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #A9E8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9e8aa; }
.text { color: #a9e8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9e8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 232 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9e8aa, #a9e8ca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9E8AA?: #A9E8AA 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 #A9E8AA?: The RGB value is 169, 232, 170: 169 red, 232 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9E8AA?: The complementary color is #E8A9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9E8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.