Information about #A8C77A color

#A8C77A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8C77A is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 199, 122) — 65.9% red, 78% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 30 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid chartreuse, #A8C77A floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Caper (#AFC182). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tan Green (#A9BE70) and Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 199, 122) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A8C77A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8C77A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8C77A color variations

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#A8C77A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A8C77A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C77A
  • RGB168, 199, 122
  • CMYK12, 0, 30, 22
  • CSSrgb(168, 199, 122)
  • HSL84°, 41%, 63%
  • HSL Precise84.156°, 40.741%, 62.941%
  • HSV84°, 39%, 78%
  • HSB84°, 39%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.780, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.780, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.780, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C77A
  • DECIMAL ID11061114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01