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#A8C596 Color

#A8C596 is rgb(168, 197, 150) in RGB, hsl(97, 29%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 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 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8C596
HEX#A8C596
RGBrgb(168, 197, 150)
HSLhsl(97, 29%, 68%)
HSVhsv(97, 24%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.072 133.7)
LABlab(76.43% -16.57 20.28)
LCHlch(76.43% 26.19 129.25)

What #A8C596 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 #A8C596, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.51Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.83Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.14Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.39Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.87Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.96

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

#A8C596 Channel Values

How #A8C596 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 197 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 29% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 24% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8C596 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8C596 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8C596

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8C596; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8C596
Complementary
#B396C5
Analogous
#C0C596
Analogous
#96C59B
Triadic
#96A8C5
Triadic
#C596A8
Split comp.
#9B96C5
Split comp.
#C596C0

Tints & Shades of #A8C596

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

#B3CCA3
#C0D5B3
#CBDDC0
#D6E4CE
#E1EBDB
#EFF4EB

Shades

#8FB578
#77A45B
#61874A
#4A6638
#344828
#1F2B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8C596.

How #A8C596 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#A8C596
Protanopia#C0C096
Protanomaly#B7C296
Deuteranopia#BCBC97
Deuteranomaly#B4C097
Tritanopia#AEC0C0
Tritanomaly#ACC2B1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8C596 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8c596: #A8C596;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8C596;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8c596': '#A8C596' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.773, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_a8c596">#A8C596</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8C596"

More Green Colors

#A8C596 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8C596 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8C596?

#A8C596 is a light green — rgb(168, 197, 150) in RGB and hsl(97, 29%, 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 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #A8C596?

#A8C596 is rgb(168, 197, 150) — red 168, green 197, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8C596?

#A8C596 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8C596 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8C596 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8C596 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8C596 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 7.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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