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#A5D44E Color

#A5D44E is rgb(165, 212, 78) in RGB, hsl(81, 61%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 63%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5D44E
HEX#A5D44E
RGBrgb(165, 212, 78)
HSLhsl(81, 61%, 57%)
HSVhsv(81, 63%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 63%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.169 126.4)
LABlab(79.63% -30.64 58.68)
LCHlch(79.63% 66.19 117.57)

What #A5D44E 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 #A5D44E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.87Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.91Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.22Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.44Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.28Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 17.49

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

#A5D44E Channel Values

How #A5D44E 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 212 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 61% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 63% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5D44E 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5D44E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5D44E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5D44E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5D44E
Complementary
#7D4ED4
Analogous
#D4C04E
Analogous
#63D44E
Triadic
#4EA5D4
Triadic
#D44EA5
Split comp.
#4E63D4
Split comp.
#C04ED4

Tints & Shades of #A5D44E

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

#B2DA67
#BEE080
#CBE698
#D5EBAD
#E2F1C6
#EEF7DE

Shades

#94C931
#7FAC2A
#678C22
#516F1B
#394E13
#24310C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5D44E.

How #A5D44E 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#A5D44E
Protanopia#CDCD4F
Protanomaly#BED04E
Deuteranopia#C6C652
Deuteranomaly#BACC50
Tritanopia#B3C9C9
Tritanomaly#AECEA6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5D44E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5d44e: #A5D44E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5D44E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5d44e': '#A5D44E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.831, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_a5d44e">#A5D44E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5D44E"

More Green Colors

#A5D44E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5D44E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5D44E?

#A5D44E is a mid-tone green — rgb(165, 212, 78) in RGB and hsl(81, 61%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #A5D44E?

#A5D44E is rgb(165, 212, 78) — red 165, green 212, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5D44E?

#A5D44E converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 63%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5D44E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5D44E scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5D44E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5D44E 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 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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