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#A3BE89 Color

#A3BE89 is rgb(163, 190, 137) in RGB, hsl(91, 29%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3BE89
HEX#A3BE89
RGBrgb(163, 190, 137)
HSLhsl(91, 29%, 64%)
HSVhsv(91, 28%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.079 130)
LABlab(73.92% -16.62 23.68)
LCHlch(73.92% 28.93 125.06)

What #A3BE89 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 #A3BE89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.3Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.78Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.2Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.09Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.8Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.53

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

#A3BE89 Channel Values

How #A3BE89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 29% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 28% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3BE89 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3BE89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3BE89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3BE89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3BE89
Complementary
#A489BE
Analogous
#BDBE89
Analogous
#89BE89
Triadic
#89A2BE
Triadic
#BE89A2
Split comp.
#8989BE
Split comp.
#BE89BD

Tints & Shades of #A3BE89

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

#AFC799
#BCD0A9
#C9D9BA
#D3E0C7
#E0E9D8
#EDF2E8

Shades

#8BAE6B
#779B55
#607D45
#4C6336
#354526
#212B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3BE89.

How #A3BE89 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#A3BE89
Protanopia#BABA89
Protanomaly#B1BB89
Deuteranopia#B6B68A
Deuteranomaly#AEB98A
Tritanopia#AAB8B8
Tritanomaly#A7BBA7
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3BE89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3be89: #A3BE89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3BE89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3be89': '#A3BE89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.745, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_a3be89">#A3BE89</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3BE89"

More Green Colors

#A3BE89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3BE89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3BE89?

#A3BE89 is a light green — rgb(163, 190, 137) in RGB and hsl(91, 29%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.3.

What is the RGB value of #A3BE89?

#A3BE89 is rgb(163, 190, 137) — red 163, green 190, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3BE89?

#A3BE89 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3BE89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3BE89 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3BE89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3BE89 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 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.