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#A3BE4B Color

#A3BE4B is rgb(163, 190, 75) in RGB, hsl(74, 47%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3BE4B
HEX#A3BE4B
RGBrgb(163, 190, 75)
HSLhsl(74, 47%, 52%)
HSVhsv(74, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.144 121.1)
LABlab(73.21% -21.83 53.11)
LCHlch(73.21% 57.42 112.35)

What #A3BE4B 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 #A3BE4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.27June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.61Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.03Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 16.36Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 16.77Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 17.17

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

#A3BE4B Channel Values

How #A3BE4B 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 190 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 47% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3BE4B 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 text10.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3BE4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3BE4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3BE4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3BE4B
Complementary
#664BBE
Analogous
#BE9F4B
Analogous
#6ABE4B
Triadic
#4BA3BE
Triadic
#BE4BA3
Split comp.
#4B6ABE
Split comp.
#9F4BBE

Tints & Shades of #A3BE4B

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

#B1C865
#BCD07C
#C9D996
#D5E1AD
#E2EBC7
#EEF3DD

Shades

#90A93D
#798E33
#63742A
#505E22
#394318
#23290F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3BE4B.

How #A3BE4B 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#A3BE4B
Protanopia#BABA4B
Protanomaly#B1BB4B
Deuteranopia#B6B64D
Deuteranomaly#AEB94C
Tritanopia#AEB4B4
Tritanomaly#AAB896
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3BE4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3be4b: #A3BE4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3BE4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3be4b': '#A3BE4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.745, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_a3be4b">#A3BE4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3BE4B"

More Green Colors

#A3BE4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A3BE4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3BE4B?

#A3BE4B is a mid-tone green — rgb(163, 190, 75) in RGB and hsl(74, 47%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #A3BE4B?

#A3BE4B is rgb(163, 190, 75) — red 163, green 190, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3BE4B?

#A3BE4B converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3BE4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3BE4B scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3BE4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3BE4B 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 17.21, which is visibly different.

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