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#A3B29F Color

#A3B29F is rgb(163, 178, 159) in RGB, hsl(107, 11%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3B29F
HEX#A3B29F
RGBrgb(163, 178, 159)
HSLhsl(107, 11%, 66%)
HSVhsv(107, 11%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.032 139.1)
LABlab(70.99% -8.11 7.88)
LCHlch(70.99% 11.31 135.83)

What #A3B29F 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 #A3B29F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 5.81Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.07Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.3Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.14Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 9.43Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 9.65

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

#A3B29F Channel Values

How #A3B29F 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 163 · G 178 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 11% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 11% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3B29F 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3B29F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3B29F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3B29F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3B29F
Complementary
#AE9FB2
Analogous
#ACB29F
Analogous
#9FB2A4
Triadic
#9FA3B2
Triadic
#B29FA3
Split comp.
#A49FB2
Split comp.
#B29FAC

Tints & Shades of #A3B29F

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

#B0BDAD
#BBC6B8
#C9D2C6
#D4DBD2
#E1E6E0
#ECEFEB

Shades

#8B9D85
#73886D
#5D6E59
#4A5846
#353E32
#1F251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3B29F.

How #A3B29F 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#A3B29F
Protanopia#B0B09F
Protanomaly#ABB19F
Deuteranopia#ADAD9F
Deuteranomaly#A9AF9F
Tritanopia#A6B0B0
Tritanomaly#A5B1A9
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3B29F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3b29f: #A3B29F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3B29F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3b29f': '#A3B29F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.698, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_a3b29f">#A3B29F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3B29F"

More Green Colors

#A3B29F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3B29F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3B29F?

#A3B29F is a light green — rgb(163, 178, 159) in RGB and hsl(107, 11%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #A3B29F?

#A3B29F is rgb(163, 178, 159) — red 163, green 178, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3B29F?

#A3B29F converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3B29F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3B29F scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3B29F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3B29F 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.44, which is visibly different.

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