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#A2CA91 Color

#A2CA91 is rgb(162, 202, 145) in RGB, hsl(102, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 21%) 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 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2CA91
HEX#A2CA91
RGBrgb(162, 202, 145)
HSLhsl(102, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(102, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.089 136.5)
LABlab(77.34% -21.65 24.04)
LCHlch(77.34% 32.35 132.01)

What #A2CA91 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 #A2CA91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.15Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.86Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.74Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.91Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.6Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.43

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

#A2CA91 Channel Values

How #A2CA91 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 202 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2CA91 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2CA91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2CA91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2CA91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2CA91
Complementary
#B991CA
Analogous
#BFCA91
Analogous
#91CA9C
Triadic
#91A2CA
Triadic
#CA91A2
Split comp.
#9C91CA
Split comp.
#CA91BF

Tints & Shades of #A2CA91

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

#AED19F
#BCD9B0
#C8E0BE
#D3E6CB
#DFEDD9
#EEF5EA

Shades

#88BB72
#6EAC53
#5A8D44
#446B33
#304C24
#1D2D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2CA91.

How #A2CA91 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#A2CA91
Protanopia#C4C491
Protanomaly#B7C691
Deuteranopia#BEBE92
Deuteranomaly#B3C392
Tritanopia#AAC4C4
Tritanomaly#A7C6B2
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2CA91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2ca91: #A2CA91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2CA91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2ca91': '#A2CA91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.792, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_a2ca91">#A2CA91</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2CA91"

More Green Colors

#A2CA91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2CA91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2CA91?

#A2CA91 is a light green — rgb(162, 202, 145) in RGB and hsl(102, 35%, 68%) 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 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #A2CA91?

#A2CA91 is rgb(162, 202, 145) — red 162, green 202, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2CA91?

#A2CA91 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2CA91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2CA91 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2CA91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2CA91 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 8.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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