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#A4C78E Color

#A4C78E is rgb(164, 199, 142) in RGB, hsl(97, 34%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 22%) 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 8.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4C78E
HEX#A4C78E
RGBrgb(164, 199, 142)
HSLhsl(97, 34%, 67%)
HSVhsv(97, 29%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.087 133.7)
LABlab(76.58% -19.89 24.62)
LCHlch(76.58% 31.65 128.93)

What #A4C78E 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 #A4C78E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.47Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.86Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.34Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.31Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.45Sage#9CAF88ΔE 12.69

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

#A4C78E Channel Values

How #A4C78E 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 199 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 34% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 29% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4C78E 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4C78E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4C78E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4C78E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4C78E
Complementary
#B28EC7
Analogous
#C1C78E
Analogous
#8EC795
Triadic
#8EA4C7
Triadic
#C78EA4
Split comp.
#958EC7
Split comp.
#C78EC1

Tints & Shades of #A4C78E

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

#AFCE9C
#BDD7AD
#C8DDBB
#D6E6CC
#E1ECD9
#EEF5EA

Shades

#8BB86F
#73A752
#5E8943
#496A34
#344B25
#1F2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4C78E.

How #A4C78E 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#A4C78E
Protanopia#C2C28E
Protanomaly#B7C48E
Deuteranopia#BCBC8F
Deuteranomaly#B3C18F
Tritanopia#ABC1C1
Tritanomaly#A9C3AF
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #A4C78E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4c78e: #A4C78E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4C78E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4c78e': '#A4C78E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.780, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_a4c78e">#A4C78E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4C78E"

More Green Colors

#A4C78E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A4C78E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4C78E?

#A4C78E is a light green — rgb(164, 199, 142) in RGB and hsl(97, 34%, 67%) 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 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #A4C78E?

#A4C78E is rgb(164, 199, 142) — red 164, green 199, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4C78E?

#A4C78E converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4C78E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4C78E scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4C78E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4C78E 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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