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#A2B71A Color

#A2B71A is rgb(162, 183, 26) in RGB, hsl(68, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 86%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2B71A
HEX#A2B71A
RGBrgb(162, 183, 26)
HSLhsl(68, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(68, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 86%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.166 117.9)
LABlab(70.90% -20.87 67.11)
LCHlch(70.90% 70.28 107.27)

What #A2B71A 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 #A2B71A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.07Citron#9FA91FΔE 8.3Limerick#9DC209ΔE 8.93Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.65June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.74Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.28

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

#A2B71A Channel Values

How #A2B71A 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 162 · G 183 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2B71A 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2B71A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2B71A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2B71A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2B71A
Complementary
#2F1AB7
Analogous
#B77D1A
Analogous
#54B71A
Triadic
#1AA2B7
Triadic
#B71AA2
Split comp.
#1A54B7
Split comp.
#7D1AB7

Tints & Shades of #A2B71A

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

#C2DB1F
#CEE43F
#D7E963
#E1EE8B
#EAF4AF
#F4F9D2

Shades

#8EA117
#778613
#637010
#4F590D
#3B430A
#242806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2B71A.

How #A2B71A 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#A2B71A
Protanopia#B4B41B
Protanomaly#ADB51A
Deuteranopia#B0B01F
Deuteranomaly#ABB31D
Tritanopia#ADACAC
Tritanomaly#A9B18A
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2B71A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2b71a: #A2B71A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2B71A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2b71a': '#A2B71A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.718, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_a2b71a">#A2B71A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2B71A"

More Green Colors

#A2B71A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A2B71A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2B71A?

#A2B71A is a mid-tone green — rgb(162, 183, 26) in RGB and hsl(68, 75%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #A2B71A?

#A2B71A is rgb(162, 183, 26) — red 162, green 183, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2B71A?

#A2B71A converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 86%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2B71A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2B71A scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2B71A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2B71A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.65, which is visibly different.

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