HEX Color #A8E28A (Lightgreen)

About #A8E28A

The hex code #A8E28A represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Lightgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 226, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 99.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A8E28A

RGB168, 226, 138

HSL99.5°, 60.3%, 71.4%

CMYK26%, 0%, 39%, 11%

HSV99.5°, 38.9%, 88.6%

LAB84.3, -34.1, 37.2

XYZ47.9, 64.6, 34.0

Decimal11068042

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8E28A #C389E2

Analogous

#D3E289 #89E297

Triadic

#89A7E2 #E289A7

Tetradic

#89D3E2 #C389E2 #E29789

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8E28A

#B1E597

#BBE8A4

#C5EBB1

#CEEEBE

#D8F2CB

#E2F5D8

#EBF8E5

#F5FBF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8E28A

#95C87A

#82AF6B

#70965C

#5D7D4C

#4A643D

#384B2E

#25321E

#12190F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.51:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.91:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.44:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.83:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8E28A; }

.text-color { color: #A8E28A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8E28A; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen

#90EE90