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#A1C5A0 Color

#A1C5A0 is rgb(161, 197, 160) in RGB, hsl(118, 24%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1C5A0
HEX#A1C5A0
RGBrgb(161, 197, 160)
HSLhsl(118, 24%, 70%)
HSVhsv(118, 19%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.065 144.2)
LABlab(76.12% -17.84 14.49)
LCHlch(76.12% 22.98 140.93)

What #A1C5A0 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 #A1C5A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.79Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.22Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.36Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.08Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.53

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

#A1C5A0 Channel Values

How #A1C5A0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 24% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 19% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1C5A0 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A1C5A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A1C5A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1C5A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A1C5A0
Complementary
#C4A0C5
Analogous
#B4C5A0
Analogous
#A0C5B1
Triadic
#A0A1C5
Triadic
#C5A0A1
Split comp.
#B1A0C5
Split comp.
#C5A0B4

Tints & Shades of #A1C5A0

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

#AECDAD
#BAD4B9
#C7DCC6
#D3E4D3
#E0ECDF
#ECF3EC

Shades

#85B384
#66A064
#538551
#3F653E
#2E492D
#1A2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1C5A0.

How #A1C5A0 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#A1C5A0
Protanopia#BFBFA0
Protanomaly#B4C2A0
Deuteranopia#BABAA1
Deuteranomaly#B1BFA1
Tritanopia#A6C1C1
Tritanomaly#A4C3B5
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #A1C5A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a1c5a0: #A1C5A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1C5A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1c5a0': '#A1C5A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.773, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_a1c5a0">#A1C5A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1C5A0"

More Green Colors

#A1C5A0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A1C5A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1C5A0?

#A1C5A0 is a light green — rgb(161, 197, 160) in RGB and hsl(118, 24%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #A1C5A0?

#A1C5A0 is rgb(161, 197, 160) — red 161, green 197, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1C5A0?

#A1C5A0 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1C5A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1C5A0 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1C5A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1C5A0 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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