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#A5C293 Color

#A5C293 is rgb(165, 194, 147) in RGB, hsl(97, 28%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 24%) 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5C293
HEX#A5C293
RGBrgb(165, 194, 147)
HSLhsl(97, 28%, 67%)
HSVhsv(97, 24%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.072 133.7)
LABlab(75.34% -16.61 20.34)
LCHlch(75.34% 26.27 129.24)

What #A5C293 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 #A5C293, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.93Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.21Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.22Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.67Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.63

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

#A5C293 Channel Values

How #A5C293 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 165 · G 194 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 28% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 24% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5C293 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5C293 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5C293

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5C293; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5C293
Complementary
#B093C2
Analogous
#BDC293
Analogous
#93C299
Triadic
#93A5C2
Triadic
#C293A5
Split comp.
#9993C2
Split comp.
#C293BD

Tints & Shades of #A5C293

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

#B0CAA0
#BED3B1
#C9DABE
#D6E3CE
#E1EBDB
#EFF4EB

Shades

#8DB276
#75A05A
#5F8349
#4A6539
#344828
#1F2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5C293.

How #A5C293 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#A5C293
Protanopia#BDBD93
Protanomaly#B4BF93
Deuteranopia#B9B994
Deuteranomaly#B1BD94
Tritanopia#ABBDBD
Tritanomaly#A9BFAE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5C293 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5c293: #A5C293;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5C293;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5c293': '#A5C293' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.761, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_a5c293">#A5C293</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5C293"

More Green Colors

#A5C293 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5C293 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5C293?

#A5C293 is a light green — rgb(165, 194, 147) in RGB and hsl(97, 28%, 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #A5C293?

#A5C293 is rgb(165, 194, 147) — red 165, green 194, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5C293?

#A5C293 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5C293 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5C293 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5C293 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5C293 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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