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#A0BC8F Color

#A0BC8F is rgb(160, 188, 143) in RGB, hsl(97, 25%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0BC8F
HEX#A0BC8F
RGBrgb(160, 188, 143)
HSLhsl(97, 25%, 65%)
HSVhsv(97, 24%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.07 133.8)
LABlab(73.24% -16.09 19.56)
LCHlch(73.24% 25.33 129.44)

What #A0BC8F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A0BC8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.91Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.46Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.14Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.48Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.06Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 13.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A0BC8F Channel Values

How #A0BC8F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 188 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 25% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 24% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0BC8F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A0BC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A0BC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0BC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A0BC8F
Complementary
#AB8FBC
Analogous
#B7BC8F
Analogous
#8FBC95
Triadic
#8FA1BC
Triadic
#BC8FA1
Split comp.
#958FBC
Split comp.
#BC8FB7

Tints & Shades of #A0BC8F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEC69F
#B9CDAC
#C6D7BC
#D4E0CC
#E1EADC
#ECF2E9

Shades

#88AB73
#73995C
#5E7C4B
#486039
#324328
#1F2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0BC8F.

How #A0BC8F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A0BC8F
Protanopia#B8B88F
Protanomaly#AFB98F
Deuteranopia#B3B390
Deuteranomaly#ACB790
Tritanopia#A6B7B7
Tritanomaly#A4B9A9
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #A0BC8F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a0bc8f: #A0BC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0BC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0bc8f': '#A0BC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.737, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_a0bc8f">#A0BC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0BC8F"

More Green Colors

#A0BC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A0BC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0BC8F?

#A0BC8F is a light green — rgb(160, 188, 143) in RGB and hsl(97, 25%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #A0BC8F?

#A0BC8F is rgb(160, 188, 143) — red 160, green 188, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0BC8F?

#A0BC8F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0BC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0BC8F scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0BC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0BC8F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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