#A8C58A

A light, moderate green closely aligning with Darkseagreen.

About #A8C58A

Visually, #A8C58A is defined as a moderate green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 197, and 138.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 15% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 30% Yellow, and 23% Black. With a hue angle of 89.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8C58A
RGB168, 197, 138
HSL89.5°, 33.7%, 65.7%
CMYK15%, 0%, 30%, 23%
HSV89.5°, 29.9%, 77.3%
LAB76.1, -20.2, 26.5
XYZ40.7, 50.1, 31.6
Decimal11060618

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.02:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.37:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8C58A; }
.text-color { color: #A8C58A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8C58A; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen
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