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#A8C497 Color

#A8C497 is rgb(168, 196, 151) in RGB, hsl(97, 28%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 23%) 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 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8C497
HEX#A8C497
RGBrgb(168, 196, 151)
HSLhsl(97, 28%, 68%)
HSVhsv(97, 23%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.069 133.8)
LABlab(76.17% -15.98 19.40)
LCHlch(76.17% 25.14 129.48)

What #A8C497 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 #A8C497, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.59Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.11Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.95Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.3Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.4Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.24

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

#A8C497 Channel Values

How #A8C497 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 196 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 28% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 23% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8C497 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8C497 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8C497

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8C497; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8C497
Complementary
#B397C4
Analogous
#BFC497
Analogous
#97C49C
Triadic
#97A8C4
Triadic
#C497A8
Split comp.
#9C97C4
Split comp.
#C497BF

Tints & Shades of #A8C497

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

#B3CCA4
#C1D5B4
#CBDCC1
#D6E3CE
#E1EBDB
#EFF4EB

Shades

#90B479
#77A35C
#62864B
#4A6539
#344828
#1F2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8C497.

How #A8C497 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#A8C497
Protanopia#C0C097
Protanomaly#B7C197
Deuteranopia#BBBB98
Deuteranomaly#B4BF98
Tritanopia#AEBFBF
Tritanomaly#ACC1B0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8C497 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8c497: #A8C497;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8C497;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8c497': '#A8C497' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.769, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_a8c497">#A8C497</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8C497"

More Green Colors

#A8C497 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8C497 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8C497?

#A8C497 is a light green — rgb(168, 196, 151) in RGB and hsl(97, 28%, 68%) 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 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #A8C497?

#A8C497 is rgb(168, 196, 151) — red 168, green 196, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8C497?

#A8C497 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8C497 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8C497 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8C497 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8C497 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 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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