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#A4DC50 Color

#A4DC50 is rgb(164, 220, 80) in RGB, hsl(84, 67%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4DC50
HEX#A4DC50
RGBrgb(164, 220, 80)
HSLhsl(84, 67%, 59%)
HSVhsv(84, 64%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.178 128.4)
LABlab(81.87% -34.30 60.18)
LCHlch(81.87% 69.27 119.68)

What #A4DC50 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 #A4DC50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 5.6Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.55June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.87Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.35Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.45Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.66

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

#A4DC50 Channel Values

How #A4DC50 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 220 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 67% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 64% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4DC50 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4DC50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4DC50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4DC50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4DC50
Complementary
#8850DC
Analogous
#DCCE50
Analogous
#5EDC50
Triadic
#50A4DC
Triadic
#DC50A4
Split comp.
#505EDC
Split comp.
#CE50DC

Tints & Shades of #A4DC50

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

#B2E26A
#BDE67F
#CAEB99
#D5EFAE
#E2F4C8
#EDF8DD

Shades

#93D62E
#7CB724
#65951D
#517718
#3A5511
#23330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4DC50.

How #A4DC50 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#A4DC50
Protanopia#D4D451
Protanomaly#C3D750
Deuteranopia#CCCC55
Deuteranomaly#BDD253
Tritanopia#B3D1D1
Tritanomaly#ADD5AC
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4DC50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4dc50: #A4DC50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4DC50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4dc50': '#A4DC50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.863, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_a4dc50">#A4DC50</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4DC50"

More Green Colors

#A4DC50 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A4DC50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4DC50?

#A4DC50 is a mid-tone green — rgb(164, 220, 80) in RGB and hsl(84, 67%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #A4DC50?

#A4DC50 is rgb(164, 220, 80) — red 164, green 220, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4DC50?

#A4DC50 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 64%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4DC50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4DC50 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4DC50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4DC50 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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