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#A4FFAD Color

#A4FFAD is rgb(164, 255, 173) in RGB, hsl(126, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4FFAD
HEX#A4FFAD
RGBrgb(164, 255, 173)
HSLhsl(126, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(126, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.141 146.7)
LABlab(92.79% -40.44 30.36)
LCHlch(92.79% 50.57 143.10)

What #A4FFAD 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 #A4FFAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.99Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.02Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.85Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.03Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.81Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 17.08

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

#A4FFAD Channel Values

How #A4FFAD 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 255 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4FFAD 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4FFAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4FFAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4FFAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4FFAD
Complementary
#FFA3F6
Analogous
#C8FFA3
Analogous
#A3FFDA
Triadic
#ACA3FF
Triadic
#FFACA3
Split comp.
#DAA3FF
Split comp.
#FFA3C8

Tints & Shades of #A4FFAD

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

#ADFFB6
#BDFFC3
#C7FFCD
#D1FFD6
#DBFFDF
#EBFFED

Shades

#6BFF7A
#33FF47
#00FA19
#00BD13
#00850D
#004D08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4FFAD.

How #A4FFAD 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#A4FFAD
Protanopia#F3F3AE
Protanomaly#D8F8AD
Deuteranopia#E6E6B0
Deuteranomaly#CFF0AF
Tritanopia#B2F7F7
Tritanomaly#ADFADD
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4FFAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4ffad: #A4FFAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4FFAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4ffad': '#A4FFAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 1.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_a4ffad">#A4FFAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4FFAD"

More Green Colors

#A4FFAD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A4FFAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4FFAD?

#A4FFAD is a lightest green — rgb(164, 255, 173) in RGB and hsl(126, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #A4FFAD?

#A4FFAD is rgb(164, 255, 173) — red 164, green 255, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4FFAD?

#A4FFAD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4FFAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4FFAD scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4FFAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4FFAD 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, 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.