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#A2DC56 Color

#A2DC56 is rgb(162, 220, 86) in RGB, hsl(86, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2DC56
HEX#A2DC56
RGBrgb(162, 220, 86)
HSLhsl(86, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(86, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.175 129.4)
LABlab(81.79% -34.68 57.63)
LCHlch(81.79% 67.26 121.04)

What #A2DC56 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 #A2DC56, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.53Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.58June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.3Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 16.73Limerick#9DC209ΔE 17.44Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 17.92

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

#A2DC56 Channel Values

How #A2DC56 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 220 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2DC56 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2DC56 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2DC56

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2DC56; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2DC56
Complementary
#9056DC
Analogous
#DCD356
Analogous
#5FDC56
Triadic
#56A2DC
Triadic
#DC56A2
Split comp.
#565FDC
Split comp.
#D356DC

Tints & Shades of #A2DC56

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

#AEE16B
#BCE684
#C7EA99
#D5EFB3
#E1F4C8
#EFF9E1

Shades

#8FD534
#7ABA26
#64981F
#4E7718
#375511
#21330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2DC56.

How #A2DC56 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#A2DC56
Protanopia#D4D457
Protanomaly#C2D756
Deuteranopia#CBCB5A
Deuteranomaly#BCD259
Tritanopia#B1D1D1
Tritanomaly#ABD5AD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2DC56 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2dc56: #A2DC56;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2DC56;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2dc56': '#A2DC56' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.863, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_a2dc56">#A2DC56</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2DC56"

More Green Colors

#A2DC56 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2DC56 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2DC56?

#A2DC56 is a light green — rgb(162, 220, 86) in RGB and hsl(86, 66%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #A2DC56?

#A2DC56 is rgb(162, 220, 86) — red 162, green 220, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2DC56?

#A2DC56 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 61%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2DC56 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2DC56 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2DC56 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2DC56 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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