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#A2C38D Color

#A2C38D is rgb(162, 195, 141) in RGB, hsl(97, 31%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 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 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2C38D
HEX#A2C38D
RGBrgb(162, 195, 141)
HSLhsl(97, 31%, 66%)
HSVhsv(97, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.082 133.6)
LABlab(75.31% -18.88 23.42)
LCHlch(75.31% 30.09 128.87)

What #A2C38D 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 #A2C38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.27Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.35Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.66Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.69Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.21Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.21

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

#A2C38D Channel Values

How #A2C38D 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 195 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 31% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2C38D 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2C38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2C38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2C38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2C38D
Complementary
#AF8DC3
Analogous
#BDC38D
Analogous
#8DC394
Triadic
#8DA2C3
Triadic
#C38DA2
Split comp.
#948DC3
Split comp.
#C38DBD

Tints & Shades of #A2C38D

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

#B0CC9E
#BBD3AB
#C8DCBC
#D3E3CA
#E1ECDA
#ECF3E8

Shades

#89B36F
#72A054
#5C8245
#496837
#344927
#1F2B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2C38D.

How #A2C38D 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#A2C38D
Protanopia#BEBE8D
Protanomaly#B3C08D
Deuteranopia#B9B98E
Deuteranomaly#B0BD8E
Tritanopia#A9BDBD
Tritanomaly#A6C0AC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2C38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2c38d: #A2C38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2C38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2c38d': '#A2C38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.765, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_a2c38d">#A2C38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2C38D"

More Green Colors

#A2C38D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2C38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2C38D?

#A2C38D is a light green — rgb(162, 195, 141) in RGB and hsl(97, 31%, 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 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #A2C38D?

#A2C38D is rgb(162, 195, 141) — red 162, green 195, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2C38D?

#A2C38D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2C38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2C38D scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2C38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2C38D 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 7.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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