#A3BD97

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(76.9% 0.06 135.8), rgb(163, 189, 151).

Black text reads best on this color (10.28:1).

About this color

#A3BD97 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.060 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.28:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	muted (0.060)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	10.28:1
White text	2.04:1

Values

HEX	#A3BD97
RGB	rgb(163, 189, 151)
HSL	hsl(101, 22%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.06 135.8)

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 #A3BD97	2.04:1	Fails	Lc -44.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #A3BD97	10.28:1	AAA	Lc 64.2	Content text, not long reading
#A3BD97 text on white	2.04:1	Fails	Lc 39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A3BD97 text on black	10.28:1	AAA	Lc -62.6	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F1

oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
Step 100
100

#E5EDE1

oklch(93.7% 0.018 134.9)
Step 200
200

#D0DFC9

oklch(88.6% 0.034 135.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#A3BD97

oklch(76.9% 0.06 135.8)
Step 400
400

#86AE72

oklch(70.6% 0.095 135.6)
Step 500
500

#669A4B

oklch(63.1% 0.123 135.9)
Step 600
600

#4D842C

oklch(55.6% 0.134 135.7)
Step 700
700

#3E701F

oklch(49.2% 0.124 135.8)
Step 800
800

#335B1C

oklch(42.7% 0.103 136)
Step 900
900

#2D4B1D

oklch(37.7% 0.08 136)
Step 950
950

#1B2C12

oklch(27% 0.05 135.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A3BD97 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)	#C0B795	0.040
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BCB599	0.039
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A3BAB2	0.041
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B5B5B5	0.060