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#A8CA72 Color

#A8CA72 is rgb(168, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(83, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 21%) 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 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8CA72
HEX#A8CA72
RGBrgb(168, 202, 114)
HSLhsl(83, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(83, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.121 126.3)
LABlab(77.32% -22.56 39.85)
LCHlch(77.32% 45.79 119.51)

What #A8CA72 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 #A8CA72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 7.28Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.96Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.67Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 9.73Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.14Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.11

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

#A8CA72 Channel Values

How #A8CA72 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 202 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8CA72 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8CA72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8CA72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8CA72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8CA72
Complementary
#9472CA
Analogous
#CAC072
Analogous
#7DCA72
Triadic
#72A8CA
Triadic
#CA72A8
Split comp.
#727DCA
Split comp.
#C072CA

Tints & Shades of #A8CA72

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

#B4D185
#BFD897
#CBDFAA
#D8E7C0
#E4EED3
#EFF5E5

Shades

#96BE55
#7FA63F
#688934
#526B29
#3B4E1D
#222C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8CA72.

How #A8CA72 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#A8CA72
Protanopia#C5C572
Protanomaly#BAC772
Deuteranopia#C0C074
Deuteranomaly#B7C473
Tritanopia#B2C2C2
Tritanomaly#AEC5A8
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8CA72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8ca72: #A8CA72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8CA72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8ca72': '#A8CA72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.792, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_a8ca72">#A8CA72</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8CA72"

More Green Colors

#A8CA72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8CA72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8CA72?

#A8CA72 is a light green — rgb(168, 202, 114) in RGB and hsl(83, 45%, 62%) 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 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #A8CA72?

#A8CA72 is rgb(168, 202, 114) — red 168, green 202, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8CA72?

#A8CA72 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8CA72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8CA72 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8CA72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8CA72 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.15, which is visibly different.

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