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#A3C46E Color

#A3C46E is rgb(163, 196, 110) in RGB, hsl(83, 42%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3C46E
HEX#A3C46E
RGBrgb(163, 196, 110)
HSLhsl(83, 42%, 60%)
HSVhsv(83, 44%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.119 126.2)
LABlab(75.24% -22.07 39.18)
LCHlch(75.24% 44.97 119.39)

What #A3C46E 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 #A3C46E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.83Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.61Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.41Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.17Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.8Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.04

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

#A3C46E Channel Values

How #A3C46E 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 196 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 42% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 44% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3C46E 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 text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3C46E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3C46E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3C46E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3C46E
Complementary
#8F6EC4
Analogous
#C4BA6E
Analogous
#78C46E
Triadic
#6EA3C4
Triadic
#C46EA3
Split comp.
#6E78C4
Split comp.
#BA6EC4

Tints & Shades of #A3C46E

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

#AECB80
#BCD496
#C8DCA8
#D6E4BE
#E1ECD0
#EFF5E6

Shades

#91B851
#7B9F41
#658235
#4E6529
#38481E
#222B12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3C46E.

How #A3C46E 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#A3C46E
Protanopia#BFBF6E
Protanomaly#B4C16E
Deuteranopia#BABA70
Deuteranomaly#B1BE6F
Tritanopia#ADBCBC
Tritanomaly#A9BFA2
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3C46E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3c46e: #A3C46E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3C46E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3c46e': '#A3C46E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.769, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_a3c46e">#A3C46E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3C46E"

More Green Colors

#A3C46E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3C46E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3C46E?

#A3C46E is a light green — rgb(163, 196, 110) in RGB and hsl(83, 42%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #A3C46E?

#A3C46E is rgb(163, 196, 110) — red 163, green 196, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3C46E?

#A3C46E converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3C46E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3C46E scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3C46E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3C46E 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.34, which is visibly different.

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