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#A8CCAA Color

#A8CCAA is rgb(168, 204, 170) in RGB, hsl(123, 26%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8CCAA
HEX#A8CCAA
RGBrgb(168, 204, 170)
HSLhsl(123, 26%, 73%)
HSVhsv(123, 18%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.061 146.5)
LABlab(78.72% -17.34 12.87)
LCHlch(78.72% 21.60 143.43)

What #A8CCAA 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 #A8CCAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.96Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.71Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.11Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.89Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.57Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.68

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

#A8CCAA Channel Values

How #A8CCAA 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 204 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 26% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 18% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8CCAA 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8CCAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8CCAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8CCAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8CCAA
Complementary
#CCA8CA
Analogous
#B8CCA8
Analogous
#A8CCBC
Triadic
#AAA8CC
Triadic
#CCAAA8
Split comp.
#BCA8CC
Split comp.
#CCA8B8

Tints & Shades of #A8CCAA

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

#B5D4B7
#BFD9C0
#CCE1CD
#D5E6D6
#E2EEE3
#ECF4EC

Shades

#88B98B
#68A66B
#518A54
#406D42
#2D4D2F
#1A2D1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8CCAA.

How #A8CCAA 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#A8CCAA
Protanopia#C6C6AA
Protanomaly#BBC9AA
Deuteranopia#C1C1AB
Deuteranomaly#B8C6AB
Tritanopia#ADC8C8
Tritanomaly#ABCABD
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8CCAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8ccaa: #A8CCAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8CCAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8ccaa': '#A8CCAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.800, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_a8ccaa">#A8CCAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8CCAA"

More Green Colors

#A8CCAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8CCAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8CCAA?

#A8CCAA is a light green — rgb(168, 204, 170) in RGB and hsl(123, 26%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #A8CCAA?

#A8CCAA is rgb(168, 204, 170) — red 168, green 204, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8CCAA?

#A8CCAA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8CCAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8CCAA scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8CCAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8CCAA 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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