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#A1C397 Color

#A1C397 is rgb(161, 195, 151) in RGB, hsl(106, 27%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1C397
HEX#A1C397
RGBrgb(161, 195, 151)
HSLhsl(106, 27%, 68%)
HSVhsv(106, 23%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.071 138.6)
LABlab(75.41% -18.05 18.27)
LCHlch(75.41% 25.69 134.65)

What #A1C397 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 #A1C397, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.32Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.73Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.56Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.9Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.69Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.73

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

#A1C397 Channel Values

How #A1C397 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 195 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 27% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 23% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1C397 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1C397 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1C397

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1C397; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1C397
Complementary
#B997C3
Analogous
#B8C397
Analogous
#97C3A3
Triadic
#97A2C3
Triadic
#C397A2
Split comp.
#A397C3
Split comp.
#C397B8

Tints & Shades of #A1C397

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

#ADCBA4
#BCD4B5
#C8DCC1
#D3E3CE
#DFEBDB
#EDF4EC

Shades

#87B37A
#6DA25D
#59854C
#44643A
#304729
#1C2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1C397.

How #A1C397 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#A1C397
Protanopia#BEBE97
Protanomaly#B3C097
Deuteranopia#B9B998
Deuteranomaly#B0BD98
Tritanopia#A7BEBE
Tritanomaly#A5C0B0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1C397 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1c397: #A1C397;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1C397;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1c397': '#A1C397' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.765, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_a1c397">#A1C397</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1C397"

More Green Colors

#A1C397 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A1C397 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1C397?

#A1C397 is a light green — rgb(161, 195, 151) in RGB and hsl(106, 27%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #A1C397?

#A1C397 is rgb(161, 195, 151) — red 161, green 195, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1C397?

#A1C397 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1C397 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1C397 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1C397 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1C397 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 5.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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