HEX Color #A8CC49 (Yellowgreen)

About #A8CC49

The precise color #A8CC49 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 204 green, and 73 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8CC49

RGB168, 204, 73

HSL76.5°, 56.2%, 54.3%

CMYK18%, 0%, 64%, 20%

HSV76.5°, 64.2%, 80.0%

LAB77.3, -30.7, 59.2

XYZ38.9, 52.0, 14.3

Decimal11062345

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8CC49 #6D49CC

Analogous

#CCAE49 #66CC49

Triadic

#49A7CC #CC49A7

Tetradic

#49CCAE #6D49CC #CC4966

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8CC49

#B1D15D

#BBD771

#C5DD85

#CEE299

#D8E8AE

#E2EEC2

#EBF3D6

#F5F9EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8CC49

#95B540

#829E38

#708830

#5D7128

#4A5A20

#384418

#252D10

#121608

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.84:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.40:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.69:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8CC49; }

.text-color { color: #A8CC49; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8CC49; }

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