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#A1C55E Color

#A1C55E is rgb(161, 197, 94) in RGB, hsl(81, 47%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 52%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1C55E
HEX#A1C55E
RGBrgb(161, 197, 94)
HSLhsl(81, 47%, 57%)
HSVhsv(81, 52%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 52%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.137 125.4)
LABlab(75.22% -24.56 46.80)
LCHlch(75.22% 52.85 117.69)

What #A1C55E 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 #A1C55E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.47Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.34Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.32Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.08Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.59June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.61

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

#A1C55E Channel Values

How #A1C55E 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 197 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 47% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 52% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1C55E 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1C55E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1C55E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1C55E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1C55E
Complementary
#825EC5
Analogous
#C5B55E
Analogous
#6DC55E
Triadic
#5EA1C5
Triadic
#C55EA1
Split comp.
#5E6DC5
Split comp.
#B55EC5

Tints & Shades of #A1C55E

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

#AECD74
#BBD58B
#C8DDA1
#D3E4B4
#E0ECCB
#EDF4E1

Shades

#8FB842
#7A9D39
#637F2E
#4F6524
#37471A
#232D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1C55E.

How #A1C55E 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#A1C55E
Protanopia#BFBF5E
Protanomaly#B4C25E
Deuteranopia#BABA60
Deuteranomaly#B1BF5F
Tritanopia#ACBCBC
Tritanomaly#A8C09F
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1C55E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1c55e: #A1C55E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1C55E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1c55e': '#A1C55E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.773, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_a1c55e">#A1C55E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1C55E"

More Green Colors

#A1C55E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A1C55E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1C55E?

#A1C55E is a mid-tone green — rgb(161, 197, 94) in RGB and hsl(81, 47%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #A1C55E?

#A1C55E is rgb(161, 197, 94) — red 161, green 197, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1C55E?

#A1C55E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 52%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1C55E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1C55E scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1C55E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1C55E 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.26, which is visibly different.

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