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#A2C293 Color

#A2C293 is rgb(162, 194, 147) in RGB, hsl(101, 28%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 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 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2C293
HEX#A2C293
RGBrgb(162, 194, 147)
HSLhsl(101, 28%, 67%)
HSVhsv(101, 24%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.074 135.8)
LABlab(75.13% -17.71 20.02)
LCHlch(75.13% 26.73 131.49)

What #A2C293 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 #A2C293, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.84Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.29Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.42Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.69Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.15Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.17

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

#A2C293 Channel Values

How #A2C293 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 194 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 28% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 24% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2C293 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 text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2C293 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2C293

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2C293; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2C293
Complementary
#B393C2
Analogous
#BAC293
Analogous
#93C29C
Triadic
#93A2C2
Triadic
#C293A2
Split comp.
#9C93C2
Split comp.
#C293BA

Tints & Shades of #A2C293

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

#ADCAA0
#BCD3B1
#C7DABE
#D5E3CE
#E0EBDB
#EEF4EB

Shades

#89B276
#70A05A
#5C8349
#476539
#324828
#1E2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2C293.

How #A2C293 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#A2C293
Protanopia#BDBD93
Protanomaly#B3BF93
Deuteranopia#B8B894
Deuteranomaly#B0BC94
Tritanopia#A8BDBD
Tritanomaly#A6BFAE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2C293 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2c293: #A2C293;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2C293;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2c293': '#A2C293' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.761, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_a2c293">#A2C293</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2C293"

More Green Colors

#A2C293 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2C293 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2C293?

#A2C293 is a light green — rgb(162, 194, 147) in RGB and hsl(101, 28%, 67%) 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #A2C293?

#A2C293 is rgb(162, 194, 147) — red 162, green 194, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2C293?

#A2C293 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2C293 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2C293 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2C293 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2C293 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 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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