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#A2FF57 Color

#A2FF57 is rgb(162, 255, 87) in RGB, hsl(93, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2FF57
HEX#A2FF57
RGBrgb(162, 255, 87)
HSLhsl(93, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(93, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 66%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.218 133.9)
LABlab(91.82% -48.51 67.73)
LCHlch(91.82% 83.31 125.61)

What #A2FF57 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 #A2FF57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.26Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.36Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 12.89Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 15.35Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 15.62Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 17.38

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

#A2FF57 Channel Values

How #A2FF57 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 255 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2FF57 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A2FF57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A2FF57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2FF57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A2FF57
Complementary
#B357FF
Analogous
#F7FF57
Analogous
#57FF5F
Triadic
#57A2FF
Triadic
#FF57A2
Split comp.
#5F57FF
Split comp.
#FF57F7

Tints & Shades of #A2FF57

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

#AEFF6B
#BCFF85
#C7FF99
#D5FFB3
#E0FFC7
#EEFFE0

Shades

#89FF29
#70FA00
#5CCC00
#479E00
#327000
#1E4200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2FF57.

How #A2FF57 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#A2FF57
Protanopia#F2F258
Protanomaly#D7F858
Deuteranopia#E6E65E
Deuteranomaly#CEF05C
Tritanopia#B8F2F2
Tritanomaly#AFF7C7
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2FF57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2ff57: #A2FF57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2FF57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2ff57': '#A2FF57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 1.000, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_a2ff57">#A2FF57</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2FF57"

More Green Colors

#A2FF57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A2FF57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2FF57?

#A2FF57 is a light green — rgb(162, 255, 87) in RGB and hsl(93, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #A2FF57?

#A2FF57 is rgb(162, 255, 87) — red 162, green 255, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2FF57?

#A2FF57 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 66%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2FF57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2FF57 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2FF57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2FF57 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.89, which is visibly different.

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