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#A3BC80 Color

#A3BC80 is rgb(163, 188, 128) in RGB, hsl(85, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3BC80
HEX#A3BC80
RGBrgb(163, 188, 128)
HSLhsl(85, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(85, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.086 126.7)
LABlab(73.23% -16.65 27.48)
LCHlch(73.23% 32.13 121.21)

What #A3BC80 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 #A3BC80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 5.79Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.21Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.43Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 12.88Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 13.29Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.44

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

#A3BC80 Channel Values

How #A3BC80 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 188 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3BC80 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3BC80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3BC80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3BC80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3BC80
Complementary
#9980BC
Analogous
#BCB780
Analogous
#85BC80
Triadic
#80A3BC
Triadic
#BC80A3
Split comp.
#8085BC
Split comp.
#B780BC

Tints & Shades of #A3BC80

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

#AFC591
#BBCEA1
#C7D7B2
#D6E1C6
#E2EAD7
#EEF3E8

Shades

#90AE65
#79964F
#637C41
#4E6133
#384625
#202815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3BC80.

How #A3BC80 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#A3BC80
Protanopia#B8B880
Protanomaly#B0BA80
Deuteranopia#B4B481
Deuteranomaly#AEB781
Tritanopia#AAB6B6
Tritanomaly#A7B8A3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3BC80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3bc80: #A3BC80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3BC80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3bc80': '#A3BC80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.737, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_a3bc80">#A3BC80</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3BC80"

More Green Colors

#A3BC80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3BC80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3BC80?

#A3BC80 is a light green — rgb(163, 188, 128) in RGB and hsl(85, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #A3BC80?

#A3BC80 is rgb(163, 188, 128) — red 163, green 188, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3BC80?

#A3BC80 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3BC80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3BC80 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3BC80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3BC80 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

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