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#A3CD37 Color

#A3CD37 is rgb(163, 205, 55) in RGB, hsl(77, 60%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 73%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3CD37
HEX#A3CD37
RGBrgb(163, 205, 55)
HSLhsl(77, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(77, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 73%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.177 124.3)
LABlab(77.37% -29.46 64.84)
LCHlch(77.37% 71.22 114.43)

What #A3CD37 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 #A3CD37, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A3CD37 Channel Values

How #A3CD37 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 205 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 60% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3CD37 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A3CD37

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3CD37; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A3CD37

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.

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How #A3CD37 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#A3CD37
Protanopia#C7C738
Protanomaly#B9C937
Deuteranopia#C0C03C
Deuteranomaly#B5C63A
Tritanopia#B1C2C2
Tritanomaly#ACC69D
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3CD37 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3cd37: #A3CD37;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3CD37;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3cd37': '#A3CD37' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.804, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_a3cd37">#A3CD37</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3CD37"

More Green Colors

#A3CD37 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A3CD37 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3CD37?

#A3CD37 is a mid-tone green — rgb(163, 205, 55) in RGB and hsl(77, 60%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #A3CD37?

#A3CD37 is rgb(163, 205, 55) — red 163, green 205, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3CD37?

#A3CD37 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 73%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3CD37 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3CD37 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3CD37 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3CD37 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 3.77, which is very hard to tell apart.

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