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#A3CC99 Color

#A3CC99 is rgb(163, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(108, 33%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 20%) 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3CC99
HEX#A3CC99
RGBrgb(163, 204, 153)
HSLhsl(108, 33%, 70%)
HSVhsv(108, 25%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.083 139.6)
LABlab(78.09% -21.26 20.89)
LCHlch(78.09% 29.81 135.51)

What #A3CC99 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 #A3CC99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.79Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.02Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.7Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.98Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.6Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.39

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

#A3CC99 Channel Values

How #A3CC99 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 204 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 33% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 25% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3CC99 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3CC99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3CC99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3CC99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3CC99
Complementary
#C299CC
Analogous
#BDCC99
Analogous
#99CCA8
Triadic
#99A3CC
Triadic
#CC99A3
Split comp.
#A899CC
Split comp.
#CC99BD

Tints & Shades of #A3CC99

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

#B0D3A7
#BCD9B4
#C8E0C2
#D4E7D0
#E0EEDD
#EDF5EB

Shades

#88BC7B
#69AB59
#568E48
#416D37
#2F4E27
#1B2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3CC99.

How #A3CC99 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#A3CC99
Protanopia#C6C699
Protanomaly#B9C899
Deuteranopia#C0C09A
Deuteranomaly#B5C59A
Tritanopia#AAC6C6
Tritanomaly#A7C9B6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3CC99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3cc99: #A3CC99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3CC99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3cc99': '#A3CC99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.800, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_a3cc99">#A3CC99</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3CC99"

More Green Colors

#A3CC99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3CC99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3CC99?

#A3CC99 is a light green — rgb(163, 204, 153) in RGB and hsl(108, 33%, 70%) 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #A3CC99?

#A3CC99 is rgb(163, 204, 153) — red 163, green 204, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3CC99?

#A3CC99 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3CC99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3CC99 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3CC99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3CC99 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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