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#A2BC85 Color

#A2BC85 is rgb(162, 188, 133) in RGB, hsl(88, 29%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2BC85
HEX#A2BC85
RGBrgb(162, 188, 133)
HSLhsl(88, 29%, 63%)
HSVhsv(88, 29%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.081 128.7)
LABlab(73.23% -16.49 24.85)
LCHlch(73.23% 29.83 123.57)

What #A2BC85 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 #A2BC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.05Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.14Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.22Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.29Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.76Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 13.81

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

#A2BC85 Channel Values

How #A2BC85 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 188 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 29% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 29% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2BC85 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2BC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2BC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2BC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2BC85
Complementary
#9F85BC
Analogous
#BCBA85
Analogous
#87BC85
Triadic
#85A2BC
Triadic
#BC85A2
Split comp.
#8587BC
Split comp.
#BA85BC

Tints & Shades of #A2BC85

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

#AFC596
#BBCEA6
#C8D7B7
#D4E0C7
#E1E9D8
#EDF2E8

Shades

#8EAE6B
#789753
#637D45
#4B5F35
#374526
#1F2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2BC85.

How #A2BC85 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#A2BC85
Protanopia#B8B885
Protanomaly#B0BA85
Deuteranopia#B4B486
Deuteranomaly#ADB786
Tritanopia#A9B6B6
Tritanomaly#A6B9A5
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2BC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2bc85: #A2BC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2BC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2bc85': '#A2BC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.737, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_a2bc85">#A2BC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2BC85"

More Green Colors

#A2BC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2BC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2BC85?

#A2BC85 is a light green — rgb(162, 188, 133) in RGB and hsl(88, 29%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #A2BC85?

#A2BC85 is rgb(162, 188, 133) — red 162, green 188, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2BC85?

#A2BC85 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2BC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2BC85 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2BC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2BC85 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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