Skip to content

#A3EC8D Color

#A3EC8D is rgb(163, 236, 141) in RGB, hsl(106, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3EC8D
HEX#A3EC8D
RGBrgb(163, 236, 141)
HSLhsl(106, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(106, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.145 138.7)
LABlab(86.95% -36.53 38.54)
LCHlch(86.95% 53.10 133.47)

What #A3EC8D 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 #A3EC8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.84Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.19Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.21Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.09Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.1Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.74

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

#A3EC8D Channel Values

How #A3EC8D 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 236 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3EC8D 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3EC8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3EC8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3EC8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3EC8D
Complementary
#D68EEC
Analogous
#D3EC8E
Analogous
#8EECA7
Triadic
#8EA4EC
Triadic
#EC8EA4
Split comp.
#A78EEC
Split comp.
#EC8ED3

Tints & Shades of #A3EC8D

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

#AEEE9B
#BCF1AC
#C7F3B9
#D5F6CB
#DFF8D8
#EDFBE9

Shades

#80E462
#5DDD36
#46C021
#369419
#266912
#163D0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3EC8D.

How #A3EC8D 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#A3EC8D
Protanopia#E2E28E
Protanomaly#CCE68D
Deuteranopia#D7D790
Deuteranomaly#C5E08F
Tritanopia#B1E3E3
Tritanomaly#ACE7C6
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3EC8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3ec8d: #A3EC8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3EC8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3ec8d': '#A3EC8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.925, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_a3ec8d">#A3EC8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3EC8D"

More Green Colors

#A3EC8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A3EC8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3EC8D?

#A3EC8D is a light green — rgb(163, 236, 141) in RGB and hsl(106, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #A3EC8D?

#A3EC8D is rgb(163, 236, 141) — red 163, green 236, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3EC8D?

#A3EC8D converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3EC8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3EC8D scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3EC8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3EC8D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #A3EC8D in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.