#9AC842
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(77.4% 0.168 126.4), rgb(154, 200, 66).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.71:1).
About this color
#9AC842 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.168 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.71:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 10.71:1 |
| White text | 1.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9AC842 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 200, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 55%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.168 126.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9AC842 | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc -42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9AC842 | 10.71:1 | AAA | Lc 66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9AC842 text on white | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9AC842 text on black | 10.71:1 | AAA | Lc -64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F1F9E8
oklch(97.2% 0.024 127.6)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0CE
oklch(93.5% 0.048 126.7)
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Step 200
200
#C9E5A2
oklch(88.5% 0.093 126.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9AC842
oklch(77.4% 0.168 126.4)
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Step 400
400
#83B300
oklch(70.6% 0.181 126.5)
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Step 500
500
#709A00
oklch(63.2% 0.162 126.5)
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Step 600
600
#5E8100
oklch(55.6% 0.142 126.3)
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Step 700
700
#4E6D00
oklch(49.2% 0.126 126.7)
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Step 800
800
#3F5900
oklch(42.7% 0.11 126.7)
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Step 900
900
#344A00
oklch(37.7% 0.097 126.5)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
#9AC842 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D2BB2F | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CCB84D | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A0BFAD | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B9B9B9 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9AC842
#9AC842
oklch(77.4% 0.168 126.4)
- #CD9BFF
#CD9BFF
oklch(77.3% 0.147 306.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9AC842, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.019
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.026
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.030
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.037
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.043
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.048
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.048
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.050
Use #9AC842 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.