#A2C797
Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(79% 0.077 138.6), rgb(162, 199, 151).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.15:1).
About this color
#A2C797 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 139°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.15:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.077) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) |
| Black text | 11.15:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A2C797 |
| RGB | rgb(162, 199, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(106, 30%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.077 138.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A2C797 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A2C797 | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A2C797 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A2C797 text on black | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E3EEDF
oklch(93.7% 0.023 137.2)
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Step 200
200
#CBE0C5
oklch(88.4% 0.043 138.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A2C797
oklch(79% 0.077 138.6)
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Step 400
400
#78B366
oklch(70.7% 0.124 138.6)
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Step 500
500
#539F38
oklch(63.1% 0.158 138.5)
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Step 600
600
#348905
oklch(55.6% 0.172 138.6)
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Step 700
700
#297300
oklch(48.9% 0.153 138.6)
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Step 800
800
#215F02
oklch(42.8% 0.133 138.7)
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Step 900
900
#214E10
oklch(37.8% 0.104 138.6)
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Step 950
950
#142E0C
oklch(27.1% 0.066 139)
#A2C797 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CABF94 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C4BC99 | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A1C4BA | 0.052 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A2C797
#A2C797
oklch(79% 0.077 138.6)
- #D0ABDB
#D0ABDB
oklch(79% 0.078 318.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A2C797, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.040
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.043
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.043
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.044
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.045
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.049
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.049
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.051
Use #A2C797 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.