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#A3BF9C Color

#A3BF9C is rgb(163, 191, 156) in RGB, hsl(108, 21%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 25%) 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 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3BF9C
HEX#A3BF9C
RGBrgb(163, 191, 156)
HSLhsl(108, 21%, 68%)
HSVhsv(108, 18%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.058 139.4)
LABlab(74.52% -14.81 14.42)
LCHlch(74.52% 20.68 135.77)

What #A3BF9C 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 #A3BF9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 5.12Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.81Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.03Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.19Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.47Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.32

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

#A3BF9C Channel Values

How #A3BF9C 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 191 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 21% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 18% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3BF9C 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3BF9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3BF9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3BF9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3BF9C
Complementary
#B89CBF
Analogous
#B4BF9C
Analogous
#9CBFA7
Triadic
#9CA3BF
Triadic
#BF9CA3
Split comp.
#A79CBF
Split comp.
#BF9CB4

Tints & Shades of #A3BF9C

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

#AFC7A9
#BDD1B8
#C8D9C4
#D4E1D1
#DFE9DD
#EEF3EC

Shades

#89AC80
#6F9A65
#5B7F53
#45603E
#31442C
#1D281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3BF9C.

How #A3BF9C 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#A3BF9C
Protanopia#BBBB9C
Protanomaly#B2BC9C
Deuteranopia#B6B69D
Deuteranomaly#AFBA9D
Tritanopia#A8BBBB
Tritanomaly#A6BDAF
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3BF9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3bf9c: #A3BF9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3BF9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3bf9c': '#A3BF9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.749, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_a3bf9c">#A3BF9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3BF9C"

More Green Colors

#A3BF9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3BF9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3BF9C?

#A3BF9C is a light green — rgb(163, 191, 156) in RGB and hsl(108, 21%, 68%) 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 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #A3BF9C?

#A3BF9C is rgb(163, 191, 156) — red 163, green 191, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3BF9C?

#A3BF9C converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3BF9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3BF9C scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3BF9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3BF9C 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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