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#A3CB4D Color

#A3CB4D is rgb(163, 203, 77) in RGB, hsl(79, 55%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3CB4D
HEX#A3CB4D
RGBrgb(163, 203, 77)
HSLhsl(79, 55%, 55%)
HSVhsv(79, 62%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.159 124.9)
LABlab(76.93% -27.55 56.20)
LCHlch(76.93% 62.59 116.11)

What #A3CB4D 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 #A3CB4D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.84Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.94Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.75Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 15.31Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.73Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 16.5

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

#A3CB4D Channel Values

How #A3CB4D 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 203 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 55% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 62% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3CB4D 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3CB4D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3CB4D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3CB4D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3CB4D
Complementary
#754DCB
Analogous
#CBB44D
Analogous
#64CB4D
Triadic
#4DA3CB
Triadic
#CB4DA3
Split comp.
#4D64CB
Split comp.
#B44DCB

Tints & Shades of #A3CB4D

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

#B0D265
#BCD97D
#C8E094
#D6E8B0
#E2EFC8
#EFF6DF

Shades

#93BE37
#7B9E2E
#658226
#50671E
#3A4B16
#222B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3CB4D.

How #A3CB4D 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#A3CB4D
Protanopia#C5C54E
Protanomaly#B8C74D
Deuteranopia#BFBF50
Deuteranomaly#B4C44F
Tritanopia#B0C1C1
Tritanomaly#ABC59F
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3CB4D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3cb4d: #A3CB4D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3CB4D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3cb4d': '#A3CB4D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.796, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_a3cb4d">#A3CB4D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3CB4D"

More Green Colors

#A3CB4D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3CB4D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3CB4D?

#A3CB4D is a mid-tone green — rgb(163, 203, 77) in RGB and hsl(79, 55%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #A3CB4D?

#A3CB4D is rgb(163, 203, 77) — red 163, green 203, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3CB4D?

#A3CB4D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 62%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3CB4D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3CB4D scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3CB4D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3CB4D 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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