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#A3C19A Color

#A3C19A is rgb(163, 193, 154) in RGB, hsl(106, 24%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 24%) 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 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3C19A
HEX#A3C19A
RGBrgb(163, 193, 154)
HSLhsl(106, 24%, 68%)
HSVhsv(106, 20%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.063 138.5)
LABlab(75.04% -16.02 16.20)
LCHlch(75.04% 22.78 134.67)

What #A3C19A 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 #A3C19A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.02Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.05Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.35Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.99Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.87

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

#A3C19A Channel Values

How #A3C19A 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 193 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 24% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 20% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3C19A 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3C19A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3C19A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3C19A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3C19A
Complementary
#B89AC1
Analogous
#B7C19A
Analogous
#9AC1A4
Triadic
#9AA3C1
Triadic
#C19AA3
Split comp.
#A49AC1
Split comp.
#C19AB7

Tints & Shades of #A3C19A

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

#AEC9A6
#BDD2B6
#C8DAC3
#D4E2D0
#DFEADC
#EEF3EC

Shades

#89B07D
#6F9E61
#5B824F
#45623C
#31462B
#1D2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3C19A.

How #A3C19A 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#A3C19A
Protanopia#BCBC9A
Protanomaly#B3BE9A
Deuteranopia#B8B89B
Deuteranomaly#B0BC9B
Tritanopia#A8BDBD
Tritanomaly#A6BEB0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3C19A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3c19a: #A3C19A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3C19A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3c19a': '#A3C19A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.757, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_a3c19a">#A3C19A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3C19A"

More Green Colors

#A3C19A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3C19A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3C19A?

#A3C19A is a light green — rgb(163, 193, 154) in RGB and hsl(106, 24%, 68%) 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 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #A3C19A?

#A3C19A is rgb(163, 193, 154) — red 163, green 193, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3C19A?

#A3C19A converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3C19A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3C19A scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3C19A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3C19A 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 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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