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#A3C799 Color

#A3C799 is rgb(163, 199, 153) in RGB, hsl(107, 29%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 22%) 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 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3C799
HEX#A3C799
RGBrgb(163, 199, 153)
HSLhsl(107, 29%, 69%)
HSVhsv(107, 23%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.074 138.9)
LABlab(76.69% -18.95 18.99)
LCHlch(76.69% 26.83 134.94)

What #A3C799 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 #A3C799, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.65Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.13Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.12Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.18Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.18

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

#A3C799 Channel Values

How #A3C799 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 199 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 29% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 23% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3C799 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3C799 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3C799

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3C799; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3C799
Complementary
#BD99C7
Analogous
#BAC799
Analogous
#99C7A6
Triadic
#99A3C7
Triadic
#C799A3
Split comp.
#A699C7
Split comp.
#C799BA

Tints & Shades of #A3C799

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

#AFCEA6
#BBD5B3
#C7DDC0
#D5E6D1
#E1EDDE
#EDF4EB

Shades

#88B77B
#6BA45B
#57874A
#44693A
#314C2A
#1C2B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3C799.

How #A3C799 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#A3C799
Protanopia#C1C199
Protanomaly#B6C499
Deuteranopia#BCBC9A
Deuteranomaly#B3C19A
Tritanopia#A9C2C2
Tritanomaly#A7C4B3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3C799 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3c799: #A3C799;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3C799;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3c799': '#A3C799' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.780, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_a3c799">#A3C799</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3C799"

More Green Colors

#A3C799 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3C799 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3C799?

#A3C799 is a light green — rgb(163, 199, 153) in RGB and hsl(107, 29%, 69%) 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 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #A3C799?

#A3C799 is rgb(163, 199, 153) — red 163, green 199, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3C799?

#A3C799 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3C799 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3C799 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3C799 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3C799 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 5.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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