#A9C191
Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(78% 0.071 129.5), rgb(169, 193, 145).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.72:1).
About this color
#A9C191 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 130°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.72:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (78%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.071) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) |
| Black text | 10.72:1 |
| White text | 1.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A9C191 |
| RGB | rgb(169, 193, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 28%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.071 129.5) |
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 #A9C191 | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc -42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A9C191 | 10.72:1 | AAA | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A9C191 text on white | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc 37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A9C191 text on black | 10.72:1 | AAA | Lc -64.7 | 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
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#D1DFC4
oklch(88.6% 0.039 129.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A9C191
oklch(78% 0.071 129.5)
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Step 400
400
#8AAF60
oklch(70.8% 0.114 129.5)
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Step 500
500
#6D9A2E
oklch(63.2% 0.145 129.4)
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Step 600
600
#568300
oklch(55.6% 0.149 129.6)
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Step 700
700
#486E00
oklch(49.1% 0.131 129.4)
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Step 800
800
#3A5A00
oklch(42.6% 0.114 129.5)
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Step 900
900
#314B08
oklch(37.8% 0.095 129.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C09
oklch(27.1% 0.059 129.5)
#A9C191 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) | #C6BA8E | 0.041 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C2B993 | 0.040 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABBDB4 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B9B9B9 | 0.071 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A9C191
#A9C191
oklch(78% 0.071 129.5)
- #C5ABDA
#C5ABDA
oklch(77.9% 0.071 309.7)
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 #A9C191, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.037
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.039
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.046
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Khaki #BDB76B ΔE 0.047
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.051
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.051
Use #A9C191 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.