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#A4EFAB Color

#A4EFAB is rgb(164, 239, 171) in RGB, hsl(126, 70%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4EFAB
HEX#A4EFAB
RGBrgb(164, 239, 171)
HSLhsl(126, 70%, 79%)
HSVhsv(126, 31%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.119 146.8)
LABlab(88.26% -34.09 25.34)
LCHlch(88.26% 42.48 143.38)

What #A4EFAB 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 #A4EFAB, 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.

#A4EFAB Channel Values

How #A4EFAB 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 239 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 70% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 31% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4EFAB 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4EFAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4EFAB; 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 #A4EFAB

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4EFAB.

How #A4EFAB 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#A4EFAB
Protanopia#E4E4AB
Protanomaly#CEE9AB
Deuteranopia#DADAAE
Deuteranomaly#C7E3AD
Tritanopia#AFE8E8
Tritanomaly#ABEBD2
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4EFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4efab: #A4EFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4EFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4efab': '#A4EFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.937, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_a4efab">#A4EFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4EFAB"

More Green Colors

#A4EFAB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4EFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4EFAB?

#A4EFAB is a light green — rgb(164, 239, 171) in RGB and hsl(126, 70%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #A4EFAB?

#A4EFAB is rgb(164, 239, 171) — red 164, green 239, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4EFAB?

#A4EFAB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4EFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4EFAB scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4EFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4EFAB 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 14.31, which is visibly different.

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