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#A1AD99 Color

#A1AD99 is rgb(161, 173, 153) in RGB, hsl(96, 11%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1AD99
HEX#A1AD99
RGBrgb(161, 173, 153)
HSLhsl(96, 11%, 64%)
HSVhsv(96, 12%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.031 132.7)
LABlab(69.34% -7.17 8.81)
LCHlch(69.34% 11.36 129.16)

What #A1AD99 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 #A1AD99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.45Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.99Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 8.82Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.03Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 9.2Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 10

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

#A1AD99 Channel Values

How #A1AD99 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 161 · G 173 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 11% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 12% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1AD99 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1AD99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1AD99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1AD99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1AD99
Complementary
#A599AD
Analogous
#ABAD99
Analogous
#99AD9B
Triadic
#99A1AD
Triadic
#AD99A1
Split comp.
#9B99AD
Split comp.
#AD99AB

Tints & Shades of #A1AD99

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

#AEB9A7
#BBC4B5
#C8CFC4
#D3D8CF
#E0E4DD
#EDEFEB

Shades

#8A9980
#75856B
#5F6C56
#4B5544
#343B30
#20251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1AD99.

How #A1AD99 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#A1AD99
Protanopia#ABAB99
Protanomaly#A7AC99
Deuteranopia#A9A999
Deuteranomaly#A6AB99
Tritanopia#A4ABAB
Tritanomaly#A3ACA4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1AD99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1ad99: #A1AD99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1AD99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1ad99': '#A1AD99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.678, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_a1ad99">#A1AD99</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1AD99"

More Green Colors

#A1AD99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A1AD99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1AD99?

#A1AD99 is a light green — rgb(161, 173, 153) in RGB and hsl(96, 11%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #A1AD99?

#A1AD99 is rgb(161, 173, 153) — red 161, green 173, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1AD99?

#A1AD99 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1AD99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1AD99 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1AD99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1AD99 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.36, which is visibly different.

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