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#A2C18F Color

#A2C18F is rgb(162, 193, 143) in RGB, hsl(97, 29%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 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 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2C18F
HEX#A2C18F
RGBrgb(162, 193, 143)
HSLhsl(97, 29%, 66%)
HSVhsv(97, 26%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.077 133.8)
LABlab(74.78% -17.72 21.67)
LCHlch(74.78% 27.99 129.27)

What #A2C18F 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 #A2C18F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.49Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.78Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.68Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.98Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.68Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.84

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

#A2C18F Channel Values

How #A2C18F 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 193 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 29% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 26% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2C18F 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2C18F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2C18F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2C18F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2C18F
Complementary
#AE8FC1
Analogous
#BCC18F
Analogous
#8FC195
Triadic
#8FA2C1
Triadic
#C18FA2
Split comp.
#958FC1
Split comp.
#C18FBC

Tints & Shades of #A2C18F

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

#B0CAA0
#BBD2AD
#C9DBBD
#D3E2CA
#E1EBDB
#ECF2E8

Shades

#8AB172
#729E57
#5D8047
#4A6638
#344828
#1F2B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2C18F.

How #A2C18F 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#A2C18F
Protanopia#BCBC8F
Protanomaly#B2BE8F
Deuteranopia#B7B790
Deuteranomaly#AFBB90
Tritanopia#A9BCBC
Tritanomaly#A6BEAC
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2C18F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2c18f: #A2C18F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2C18F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2c18f': '#A2C18F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.757, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_a2c18f">#A2C18F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2C18F"

More Green Colors

#A2C18F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2C18F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2C18F?

#A2C18F is a light green — rgb(162, 193, 143) in RGB and hsl(97, 29%, 66%) 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 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #A2C18F?

#A2C18F is rgb(162, 193, 143) — red 162, green 193, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2C18F?

#A2C18F converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2C18F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2C18F scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2C18F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2C18F 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 6.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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