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#A8DB61 Color

#A8DB61 is rgb(168, 219, 97) in RGB, hsl(85, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 56%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8DB61
HEX#A8DB61
RGBrgb(168, 219, 97)
HSLhsl(85, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(85, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 56%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.161 128.4)
LABlab(81.96% -31.36 53.23)
LCHlch(81.96% 61.78 120.50)

What #A8DB61 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 #A8DB61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.84Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.2Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.55Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 15.09Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 17.28Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 17.91

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

#A8DB61 Channel Values

How #A8DB61 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 219 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8DB61 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8DB61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8DB61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8DB61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8DB61
Complementary
#9461DB
Analogous
#DBD161
Analogous
#6BDB61
Triadic
#61A8DB
Triadic
#DB61A8
Split comp.
#616BDB
Split comp.
#D161DB

Tints & Shades of #A8DB61

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

#B4E076
#BFE58B
#CBE99F
#D8EFB8
#E4F4CD
#EFF8E2

Shades

#96D440
#7FBB2A
#689A23
#52791B
#3B5714
#22320B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8DB61.

How #A8DB61 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#A8DB61
Protanopia#D3D362
Protanomaly#C4D661
Deuteranopia#CCCC64
Deuteranomaly#BFD263
Tritanopia#B6D0D0
Tritanomaly#B0D5AF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8DB61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8db61: #A8DB61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8DB61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8db61': '#A8DB61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.859, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_a8db61">#A8DB61</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8DB61"

More Green Colors

#A8DB61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8DB61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8DB61?

#A8DB61 is a light green — rgb(168, 219, 97) in RGB and hsl(85, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #A8DB61?

#A8DB61 is rgb(168, 219, 97) — red 168, green 219, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8DB61?

#A8DB61 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 56%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8DB61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8DB61 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8DB61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8DB61 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.55, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.