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#A4BE23 Color

#A4BE23 is rgb(164, 190, 35) in RGB, hsl(70, 69%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 82%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4BE23
HEX#A4BE23
RGBrgb(164, 190, 35)
HSLhsl(70, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(70, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 82%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.169 119.4)
LABlab(73.07% -23.04 66.90)
LCHlch(73.07% 70.75 109.00)

What #A4BE23 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 #A4BE23, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.61Limerick#9DC209ΔE 6.92Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.79Citron#9FA91FΔE 10.87June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.62Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.73

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

#A4BE23 Channel Values

How #A4BE23 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 164 · G 190 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 69% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4BE23 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4BE23 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4BE23

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4BE23; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4BE23
Complementary
#3D23BE
Analogous
#BE8A23
Analogous
#56BE23
Triadic
#23A4BE
Triadic
#BE23A4
Split comp.
#2356BE
Split comp.
#8A23BE

Tints & Shades of #A4BE23

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

#BDD930
#C7DF4E
#D2E571
#DDEB93
#E8F2B6
#F1F7D4

Shades

#8DA41E
#7B8E1A
#657415
#4E5A11
#38410C
#252B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4BE23.

How #A4BE23 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#A4BE23
Protanopia#BABA24
Protanomaly#B2BC23
Deuteranopia#B6B628
Deuteranomaly#AFB926
Tritanopia#B0B3B3
Tritanomaly#ABB890
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4BE23 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4be23: #A4BE23;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4BE23;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4be23': '#A4BE23' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.745, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_a4be23">#A4BE23</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4BE23"

More Green Colors

#A4BE23 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A4BE23 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4BE23?

#A4BE23 is a mid-tone green — rgb(164, 190, 35) in RGB and hsl(70, 69%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #A4BE23?

#A4BE23 is rgb(164, 190, 35) — red 164, green 190, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4BE23?

#A4BE23 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 82%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4BE23 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4BE23 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4BE23 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4BE23 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 10.79, which is visibly different.

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