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#A8DC8F Color

#A8DC8F is rgb(168, 220, 143) in RGB, hsl(101, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8DC8F
HEX#A8DC8F
RGBrgb(168, 220, 143)
HSLhsl(101, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(101, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.116 135.9)
LABlab(82.75% -27.80 32.25)
LCHlch(82.75% 42.58 130.77)

What #A8DC8F 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 #A8DC8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.1Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.05Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.63Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.91Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.65Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.65

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

#A8DC8F Channel Values

How #A8DC8F 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 220 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8DC8F 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8DC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8DC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8DC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8DC8F
Complementary
#C38FDC
Analogous
#CDDC8F
Analogous
#8FDC9D
Triadic
#8FA7DC
Triadic
#DC8FA7
Split comp.
#9D8FDC
Split comp.
#DC8FCD

Tints & Shades of #A8DC8F

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

#B3E09E
#BFE5AE
#CBEABD
#D4EEC9
#E1F3D8
#EDF8E8

Shades

#89CF68
#6DC445
#57A333
#448028
#2F591C
#1D3611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8DC8F.

How #A8DC8F 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#A8DC8F
Protanopia#D4D48F
Protanomaly#C4D78F
Deuteranopia#CDCD91
Deuteranomaly#BFD390
Tritanopia#B2D4D4
Tritanomaly#AED7BD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8DC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8dc8f: #A8DC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8DC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8dc8f': '#A8DC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.863, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_a8dc8f">#A8DC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8DC8F"

More Green Colors

#A8DC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A8DC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8DC8F?

#A8DC8F is a light green — rgb(168, 220, 143) in RGB and hsl(101, 52%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #A8DC8F?

#A8DC8F is rgb(168, 220, 143) — red 168, green 220, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8DC8F?

#A8DC8F converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8DC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8DC8F scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8DC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8DC8F 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.23, which is visibly different.

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