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#A2CA96 Color

#A2CA96 is rgb(162, 202, 150) in RGB, hsl(106, 33%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 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 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2CA96
HEX#A2CA96
RGBrgb(162, 202, 150)
HSLhsl(106, 33%, 69%)
HSVhsv(106, 26%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.083 138.5)
LABlab(77.42% -21.06 21.54)
LCHlch(77.42% 30.12 134.36)

What #A2CA96 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 #A2CA96, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.58Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.24Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.82Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.45Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.97

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

#A2CA96 Channel Values

How #A2CA96 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 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 33% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 26% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2CA96 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 text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2CA96 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2CA96

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2CA96; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2CA96
Complementary
#BE96CA
Analogous
#BCCA96
Analogous
#96CAA4
Triadic
#96A2CA
Triadic
#CA96A2
Split comp.
#A496CA
Split comp.
#CA96BC

Tints & Shades of #A2CA96

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

#AED1A3
#BAD8B1
#C6DFBF
#D5E7D0
#E1EEDD
#EDF5EB

Shades

#87BB77
#69AA55
#568B46
#436D37
#304E27
#1B2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2CA96.

How #A2CA96 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#A2CA96
Protanopia#C4C496
Protanomaly#B7C696
Deuteranopia#BEBE97
Deuteranomaly#B3C397
Tritanopia#A9C4C4
Tritanomaly#A6C7B4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2CA96 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2ca96: #A2CA96;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2CA96;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2ca96': '#A2CA96' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.792, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_a2ca96">#A2CA96</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2CA96"

More Green Colors

#A2CA96 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2CA96 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2CA96?

#A2CA96 is a light green — rgb(162, 202, 150) in RGB and hsl(106, 33%, 69%) 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 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #A2CA96?

#A2CA96 is rgb(162, 202, 150) — red 162, green 202, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2CA96?

#A2CA96 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2CA96 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2CA96 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2CA96 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2CA96 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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