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#A8C28E Color

#A8C28E is rgb(168, 194, 142) in RGB, hsl(90, 30%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 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 8.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8C28E
HEX#A8C28E
RGBrgb(168, 194, 142)
HSLhsl(90, 30%, 66%)
HSVhsv(90, 27%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.077 129.6)
LABlab(75.47% -16.08 23.20)
LCHlch(75.47% 28.23 124.73)

What #A8C28E 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 #A8C28E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.82Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.17Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.32Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.76Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.25Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.53

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

#A8C28E Channel Values

How #A8C28E 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 168 · G 194 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 30% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 27% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8C28E 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8C28E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8C28E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8C28E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8C28E
Complementary
#A88EC2
Analogous
#C2C28E
Analogous
#8EC28E
Triadic
#8EA8C2
Triadic
#C28EA8
Split comp.
#8E8EC2
Split comp.
#C28EC2

Tints & Shades of #A8C28E

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

#B5CB9F
#BFD2AC
#CCDBBD
#D6E2CA
#E3EBDB
#EDF3E8

Shades

#91B270
#7A9F56
#638146
#4F6737
#384927
#212B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8C28E.

How #A8C28E 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#A8C28E
Protanopia#BEBE8E
Protanomaly#B6C08E
Deuteranopia#BABA8F
Deuteranomaly#B3BD8F
Tritanopia#AEBCBC
Tritanomaly#ACBFAC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8C28E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8c28e: #A8C28E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8C28E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8c28e': '#A8C28E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.761, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_a8c28e">#A8C28E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8C28E"

More Green Colors

#A8C28E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A8C28E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8C28E?

#A8C28E is a light green — rgb(168, 194, 142) in RGB and hsl(90, 30%, 66%) 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 8.82.

What is the RGB value of #A8C28E?

#A8C28E is rgb(168, 194, 142) — red 168, green 194, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8C28E?

#A8C28E converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8C28E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8C28E scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8C28E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8C28E 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 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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