What color is #A9FFBC?

#A9FFBC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9FFBC?

The RGB value is 169, 255, 188: 169 red, 255 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9FFBC?

The complementary color is #FFA9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9FFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9FFBC color

#A9FFBC rgb(169, 255, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9FFBC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 100% green and 73.7% blue (169, 255, 188).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Mint (#B6FFBB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#A9FFBC color codes

HEX	`#A9FFBC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 255, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 100%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.27, -39.24, 23.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.27, 45.99, 148.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.196, 83.583, 60.476)`
Decimal	`11141052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9FFBC, 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 #A9FFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9FFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #A9FFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ffbc; }
.text { color: #a9ffbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ffbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 255 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ffbc, #a9ffe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #A9FFBC?: #A9FFBC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9FFBC?: The RGB value is 169, 255, 188: 169 red, 255 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9FFBC?: The complementary color is #FFA9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9FFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.