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#A3C096 Color

#A3C096 is rgb(163, 192, 150) in RGB, hsl(101, 25%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 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 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3C096
HEX#A3C096
RGBrgb(163, 192, 150)
HSLhsl(101, 25%, 67%)
HSVhsv(101, 22%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.066 136.1)
LABlab(74.69% -16.04 17.85)
LCHlch(74.69% 24.00 131.94)

What #A3C096 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 #A3C096, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.68Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.71Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.96Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.14Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.61Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.92

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

#A3C096 Channel Values

How #A3C096 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 192 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 25% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 22% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3C096 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3C096 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3C096

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3C096; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3C096
Complementary
#B396C0
Analogous
#B8C096
Analogous
#96C09E
Triadic
#96A3C0
Triadic
#C096A3
Split comp.
#9E96C0
Split comp.
#C096B8

Tints & Shades of #A3C096

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

#AEC8A3
#BCD1B3
#C7D9BF
#D5E2CF
#E0EADC
#EEF4EC

Shades

#8AAF79
#719C5E
#5D804D
#48633B
#33462A
#1E2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3C096.

How #A3C096 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#A3C096
Protanopia#BBBB96
Protanomaly#B2BD96
Deuteranopia#B7B797
Deuteranomaly#AFBB97
Tritanopia#A9BBBB
Tritanomaly#A6BDAE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3C096 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3c096: #A3C096;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3C096;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3c096': '#A3C096' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.753, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_a3c096">#A3C096</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3C096"

More Green Colors

#A3C096 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3C096 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3C096?

#A3C096 is a light green — rgb(163, 192, 150) in RGB and hsl(101, 25%, 67%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #A3C096?

#A3C096 is rgb(163, 192, 150) — red 163, green 192, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3C096?

#A3C096 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3C096 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3C096 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3C096 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3C096 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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