#a0f1bb
a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine
Token name suggestion: Meadow Moss
#a0f1bb is a light vivid green, 140° on the wheel and 71/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (15.79:1). As text it scores 1.33:1 on white — use #14883B instead. Nearest name is Aqua Marine, nearest Tailwind family is green.
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #a0f1bb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #a0f1bb.
Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.
Every format
| HEX | #a0f1bb |
| HEX (8-digit) | #a0f1bbff |
| RGB | rgb(160, 241, 187) |
| RGBA | rgba(160, 241, 187, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 74%, 79%) |
| HSV / HSB | hsv(140, 34%, 95%) |
| HWB | hwb(140 63% 5%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(88.9 -35.7 18.4) |
| LCH | lch(88.9 40.2 152.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.892 0.109 154.4) |
| XYZ (D65) | xyz(54.92, 73.97, 58.39) |
| Decimal | 10547643 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.627 0.945 0.733) |
| Web-safe | #99FFCC |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #a0f1bb;
background-color: #a0f1bb;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #a0f1bb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a0f1bb] bg-[#a0f1bb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a0f1bb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.627, green: 0.945, blue: 0.733)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.945, blue: 0.733, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#A0F1BB</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFA0F1BB)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA0F1BB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(187, 241, 160)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(160, 241, 187)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(160, 241, 187)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 160, 241, 187)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.6275f, 0.9451f, 0.7333f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{160,241,187}/* mix without leaving CSS */ background: color-mix(in oklab, #a0f1bb 85%, white); border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #a0f1bb 40%, transparent); /* theme-aware in one line */ color: light-dark(#106F30, #D3EEDC); /* relative colour syntax */ --hover: hsl(from #a0f1bb h s calc(l - 7));
Design tokens
The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.
:root {
--brand-50: #F3FCF6;
--brand-100: #E7F9ED;
--brand-200: #C8F4D7;
--brand-300: #a0f1bb;
--brand-400: #6CE996;
--brand-500: #3BE273;
--brand-600: #1FD55C;
--brand-700: #1AB24D;
--brand-800: #158E3D;
--brand-900: #13672F;
--brand-950: #0C401E;
--brand: #a0f1bb;
--brand-ink: #000000;
--brand-surface: #F4FAF6;
--brand-border: #C0EDCF;
--brand-hover: #81ECA5;
--brand-pressed: #62E88E;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--brand-surface: #142419;
--brand-ink: #D3EEDC;
}
}theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
brand: {
50: '#F3FCF6',
100: '#E7F9ED',
200: '#C8F4D7',
300: '#a0f1bb',
400: '#6CE996',
500: '#3BE273',
600: '#1FD55C',
700: '#1AB24D',
800: '#158E3D',
900: '#13672F',
950: '#0C401E',
DEFAULT: '#a0f1bb',
},
},
},
}$brand: (
'50': #F3FCF6,
'100': #E7F9ED,
'200': #C8F4D7,
'300': #a0f1bb,
'400': #6CE996,
'500': #3BE273,
'600': #1FD55C,
'700': #1AB24D,
'800': #158E3D,
'900': #13672F,
'950': #0C401E,
);
$brand-base: #a0f1bb;
$brand-ink: #000000;
@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }{
"color": {
"brand": {
"50": { "$value": "#F3FCF6", "$type": "color" },
"100": { "$value": "#E7F9ED", "$type": "color" },
"200": { "$value": "#C8F4D7", "$type": "color" },
"300": { "$value": "#a0f1bb", "$type": "color" },
"400": { "$value": "#6CE996", "$type": "color" },
"500": { "$value": "#3BE273", "$type": "color" },
"600": { "$value": "#1FD55C", "$type": "color" },
"700": { "$value": "#1AB24D", "$type": "color" },
"800": { "$value": "#158E3D", "$type": "color" },
"900": { "$value": "#13672F", "$type": "color" },
"950": { "$value": "#0C401E", "$type": "color" }
},
"brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
}
}Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Make it accessible
A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.
Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #19A748 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #a0f1bb as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #a0f1bb.
| Neutral | Ratio | Verdict | Both directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| White#ffffff | 1.33:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 50#f8fafc | 1.27:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 100#f1f5f9 | 1.21:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 200#e2e8f0 | 1.08:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 300#cbd5e1 | 1.12:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 400#94a3b8 | 1.93:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 500#64748b | 3.58:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 600#475569 | 5.70:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 700#334155 | 7.79:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 800#1e293b | 11.00:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 900#0f172a | 13.43:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Black#000000 | 15.79:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a0f1bb is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.027 154.4);
--brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.044 154.4);
--brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.065 154.4);
--brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.085 154.4);
--brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.100 154.4);
--brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.109 154.4);
--brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.109 154.4);
--brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.103 154.4);
--brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.092 154.4);
--brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.076 154.4);
--brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.060 154.4);
}Colors that work with #a0f1bb
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
In real components
The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.
Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.
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How to use #a0f1bb
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Primary buttons and calls to action
- ✓Focus rings, active and selected states
- ✓Card and section backgrounds
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
- ⚠White text placed on it
- ⚠Status meaning — pair it with an icon or label, never colour alone
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Meaning and mood
What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.
Green means go, well, and grown. It carries finance, sustainability and health with almost no explanation needed.
This is a confident chroma: strong enough to lead a brand, restrained enough to live in an interface all day. The lightness keeps it airy and approachable.
Red/green pairs are the most common colour-blindness failure — never let the two carry meaning alone.
- FormalityMedium
- EnergyMedium-high
- Weight21/100
- TemperatureCool
- ApproachabilityReserved
Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #F1A0D6 | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #ADF1A0 | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #A0F1E3 | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #E3A0F1 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #F1A0AD | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #BBA0F1 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #F1BBA0 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #A0ADF1 | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
#a0f1bb sits at 140°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Total ink coverage is 62%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.
Color previews
#a0f1bb text on a black background
contrast 15.79:1
#a0f1bb text on a white background
contrast 1.33:1
#a0f1bb on grey
1.21:1
#a0f1bb on its own surface
1.26:1
#a0f1bb on its dark surface
12.19:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #a0f1bb;
background-color: #a0f1bb;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a0f1bb;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(160, 241, 187, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(160, 241, 187, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #a0f1bb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0f1bb, #A0F1F1);
Gradient headline
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a0f1bb, #A0DDF1); -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent;
outline: 2px solid #a0f1bb; outline-offset: 3px;
Marked up text
text-decoration-color: #a0f1bb; caret-color: #a0f1bb;
border-left: 4px solid #a0f1bb;
background: #E9FCEF; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #a0f1bb;
background: conic-gradient(#a0f1bb 68%, #e2e8f0 0);
Transparency
What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #a0f1bb over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.
Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.
rgba(160, 241, 187, 0.5) rgb(160 241 187 / 50%) #a0f1bb80 hsl(140 74% 79% / 50%) color-mix(in srgb, #a0f1bb 50%, transparent)
| Alpha | 8-digit hex | Flat on white |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | #a0f1bb1a | #F6FEF8 |
| 20% | #a0f1bb33 | #ECFCF1 |
| 40% | #a0f1bb66 | #D9F9E4 |
| 60% | #a0f1bb99 | #C6F7D6 |
| 80% | #a0f1bbcc | #B3F4C9 |
Gradients from #a0f1bb
Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #D5F9E1, #a0f1bb 45%, #106F30);
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #a0f1bb, #85E4ED);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #a0f1bb, #F1A0D6);
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #F0FDF4 0%, #a0f1bb 45%, #106F30 100%);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F4FAF6, #ffffff);
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #D7F8CC 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #BBF5F0 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #106F30 0%, transparent 65%), #a0f1bb;
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #a0f1bb
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Tones — desaturated
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Seafoam (#93e9be) — ΔE2000 3.5 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#a0f1bb in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.
Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.
Usable as-is on a dark surface at 15.79:1.
Explore nearby colors
Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.
#a0f1bb, answered
What color is #a0f1bb?
#a0f1bb is a light vivid green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 6.9). It sits at 140° on the hue wheel with 74% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as cool.
What is the RGB value of #a0f1bb?
rgb(160, 241, 187) — 160 red, 241 green and 187 blue out of 255, or 62.7% / 94.5% / 73.3% by channel.
What is #a0f1bb in HSL and HSV?
hsl(140, 74%, 79%) and hsv(140, 34%, 95%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.
Is #a0f1bb a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7397 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 15.79:1.
Should I use black or white text on #a0f1bb?
Black. It scores 15.79:1 against #a0f1bb, versus 1.33:1 for white — AAA at any size.
Is #a0f1bb accessible on a white background?
#a0f1bb on white scores 1.33:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #14883B to reach 4.5:1, or #0F642B for 7:1.
What is the complementary color of #a0f1bb?
#F1A0D6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E3A0F1 and #F1A0AD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #a0f1bb?
For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCF for borders, #4B9B65 for secondary text, #B616A9 as an accent and #106F30 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ADF1A0 and #A0F1E3 stays calm, while #F1A0D6 is the loudest partner.
What is #a0f1bb in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #a0f1bb warm or cool?
Cool — it scores 71 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A3F1A0; nudged cooler, #9FF2D9.
Which Tailwind color is closest to #a0f1bb?
The green family — its 500 step is #22c55e, ΔE2000 16.2 away. That is a visible difference, so define #a0f1bb as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.
How do I use #a0f1bb in Tailwind CSS?
Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#a0f1bb] or text-[#a0f1bb], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.
What is #a0f1bb with 50% opacity?
rgba(160, 241, 187, 0.5), or #a0f1bb80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #D0F8DD; over black, #50795E.
Is #a0f1bb a web-safe color?
No. The nearest web-safe colour is #99FFCC, ΔE2000 3.9 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.
What does the color #a0f1bb mean?
As a green, it reads safe, growing, natural. Green means go, well, and grown. It carries finance, sustainability and health with almost no explanation needed. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.
What gradient works with #a0f1bb?
The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #D5F9E1, #a0f1bb 45%, #106F30). For more colour, a short hue run to #85E4ED keeps it rich without turning muddy.
Work with #a0f1bb in the Color Lab
Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.
Every value on this page is computed from #a0f1bb at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.