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#A0BC94 Color

#A0BC94 is rgb(160, 188, 148) in RGB, hsl(102, 23%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 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 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0BC94
HEX#A0BC94
RGBrgb(160, 188, 148)
HSLhsl(102, 23%, 66%)
HSVhsv(102, 21%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.064 136.4)
LABlab(73.33% -15.49 17.02)
LCHlch(73.33% 23.01 132.30)

What #A0BC94 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 #A0BC94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.34Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.87Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.59Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.85Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.62

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

#A0BC94 Channel Values

How #A0BC94 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 23% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 21% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0BC94 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 text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A0BC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A0BC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0BC94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A0BC94
Complementary
#B094BC
Analogous
#B4BC94
Analogous
#94BC9C
Triadic
#94A0BC
Triadic
#BC94A0
Split comp.
#9C94BC
Split comp.
#BC94B4

Tints & Shades of #A0BC94

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

#AEC6A4
#B9CEB1
#C7D8C0
#D2E0CD
#E0E9DC
#ECF1E9

Shades

#87AB78
#6F975E
#5A7A4D
#48613D
#33452B
#1E291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0BC94.

How #A0BC94 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#A0BC94
Protanopia#B8B894
Protanomaly#AFB994
Deuteranopia#B3B395
Deuteranomaly#ACB795
Tritanopia#A5B8B8
Tritanomaly#A3B9AA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A0BC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a0bc94: #A0BC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0BC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0bc94': '#A0BC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.737, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_a0bc94">#A0BC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0BC94"

More Green Colors

#A0BC94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A0BC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0BC94?

#A0BC94 is a light green — rgb(160, 188, 148) in RGB and hsl(102, 23%, 66%) 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #A0BC94?

#A0BC94 is rgb(160, 188, 148) — red 160, green 188, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0BC94?

#A0BC94 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0BC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0BC94 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0BC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0BC94 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 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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