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#A5CE73 Color

#A5CE73 is rgb(165, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(87, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5CE73
HEX#A5CE73
RGBrgb(165, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(87, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(87, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.127 128.8)
LABlab(78.26% -25.40 40.45)
LCHlch(78.26% 47.77 122.12)

What #A5CE73 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 #A5CE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.37Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.42Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.08Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.19Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.13Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.22

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

#A5CE73 Channel Values

How #A5CE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5CE73 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5CE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5CE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5CE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5CE73
Complementary
#9C73CE
Analogous
#CEC973
Analogous
#78CE73
Triadic
#73A5CE
Triadic
#CE73A5
Split comp.
#7378CE
Split comp.
#C973CE

Tints & Shades of #A5CE73

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

#B1D586
#BDDB99
#CAE2AC
#D6E8BF
#E2EFD2
#EEF6E5

Shades

#92C355
#7BAE3D
#668F32
#4D6D26
#384F1C
#202D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5CE73.

How #A5CE73 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#A5CE73
Protanopia#C8C873
Protanomaly#BBCA73
Deuteranopia#C2C275
Deuteranomaly#B7C774
Tritanopia#B0C5C5
Tritanomaly#ACC9AB
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5CE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5ce73: #A5CE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5CE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5ce73': '#A5CE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_a5ce73">#A5CE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5CE73"

More Green Colors

#A5CE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5CE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5CE73?

#A5CE73 is a light green — rgb(165, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(87, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #A5CE73?

#A5CE73 is rgb(165, 206, 115) — red 165, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5CE73?

#A5CE73 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5CE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5CE73 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5CE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5CE73 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 19.91, which is visibly different.

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