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#a2fd3c

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
162, 253, 60
HSL
88°, 98%, 61%
CMYK
36, 0, 76, 1
Luminance
0.7826

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a2fd3c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a2fd3c
Hue
88°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7826
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
49/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.65:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 1.9
Where it sits
Hue88° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool49% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#a2fd3c
RGBrgb(162, 253, 60)
HSLhsl(88, 98%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 76%, 1%)
LABlab(90.9 -54.9 77.3)
LCHlch(90.9 94.8 125.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.903 0.231 132.2)
Decimal10681660
Display P3color(display-p3 0.635 0.992 0.235)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a2fd3c;
background-color: #a2fd3c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a2fd3c] bg-[#a2fd3c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a2fd3c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.635, green: 0.992, blue: 0.235)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a2fd3c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA2FD3C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(60, 253, 162)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #a2fd3c · 16.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a2fd3c as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a2fd3c on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a2fd3c on black: 16.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE900
deuteranopia · #FBE251
tritanopia · #A4F3D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a2fd3c is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FDF1
#F0FCE3
#E0FBC1
#CAFE90
#B0FD58
#a2fd3c
#81F202
#6CCA02
#56A202
#407406
#284904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F8FDF1Darkest = 950 · #284904
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FDF1;
  --brand-100: #F0FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E0FBC1;
  --brand-300: #CAFE90;
  --brand-400: #B0FD58;
  --brand-500: #a2fd3c;
  --brand-600: #81F202;
  --brand-700: #6CCA02;
  --brand-800: #56A202;
  --brand-900: #407406;
  --brand-950: #284904;
  --brand: #a2fd3c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a2fd3c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#759B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#663AFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#437E01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #a2fd3c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

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#973CFD
Analogous left#FDF83C
Analogous right#42FD3C
Split-complement 1#3C42FD
Split-complement 2#F83CFD
Triadic 1#3CA2FD
Triadic 2#FD3CA2
Tetradic#3CFDF8

RGB percentages

Red63.5%
Green99.2%
Blue23.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow76.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#a2fd3c text on a black background

contrast 16.65:1

Card sample

#a2fd3c text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a2fd3c;
Background color
Panel with #a2fd3c background
background-color: #a2fd3c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a2fd3c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(162, 253, 60, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(162, 253, 60, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a2fd3c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2fd3c, #3CFD57);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a2fd3c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

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.

#a2fd3c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#a2fd3c, answered

What color is #a2fd3c?

#a2fd3c is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 1.9). It sits at 88° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #a2fd3c?

rgb(162, 253, 60) — 162 red, 253 green and 60 blue out of 255, or 63.5% / 99.2% / 23.5% by channel.

Is #a2fd3c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7826 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a2fd3c?

Black. It scores 16.65:1 against #a2fd3c, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a2fd3c?

#973CFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3C42FD and #F83CFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a2fd3c?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D7EDC0 for borders, #759B4B for secondary text, #663AFF as an accent and #437E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDF83C and #42FD3C stays calm, while #973CFD is the loudest partner.

What is #a2fd3c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(36%, 0%, 76%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #a2fd3c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 49 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E9FD3C; nudged cooler, #5AFF3A.

Work with #a2fd3c in the Color Lab