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#A0D080 Color

#A0D080 is rgb(160, 208, 128) in RGB, hsl(96, 46%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0D080
HEX#A0D080
RGBrgb(160, 208, 128)
HSLhsl(96, 46%, 66%)
HSVhsv(96, 38%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.119 133.6)
LABlab(78.66% -26.90 34.43)
LCHlch(78.66% 43.69 128.00)

What #A0D080 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 #A0D080, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A0D080 Channel Values

How #A0D080 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 208 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 46% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 38% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0D080 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A0D080

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0D080; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A0D080

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0D080.

How #A0D080 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#A0D080
Protanopia#C9C980
Protanomaly#BACC80
Deuteranopia#C2C282
Deuteranomaly#B5C881
Tritanopia#AAC8C8
Tritanomaly#A6CBB0
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A0D080 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a0d080: #A0D080;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0D080;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0d080': '#A0D080' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.816, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_a0d080">#A0D080</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0D080"

More Green Colors

#A0D080 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A0D080 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0D080?

#A0D080 is a light green — rgb(160, 208, 128) in RGB and hsl(96, 46%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #A0D080?

#A0D080 is rgb(160, 208, 128) — red 160, green 208, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0D080?

#A0D080 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0D080 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A0D080 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0D080 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0D080 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.07, which is visibly different.

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