Information about #A8C972 color

#A8C972 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8C972 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 201, 114) — 65.9% red, 78.8% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 34 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #A8C972 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tan Green (#A9BE70). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring (#A3C566) and Light Olive (#ACBF69).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(168, 201, 114)), which gives #A8C972 its character. If you plan to put text on a #A8C972 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #A8C972 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8C972 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8C972 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8C972 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8BB745

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#688934

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#455B22

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Black

#000000

#A8C972 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8C972 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9C872

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#A8C972 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
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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
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#C072CA
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#727DCA
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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
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#CAC072
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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
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#72A8CA
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#CA72A8
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#72CA94
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#9472CA
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#CA72A8
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#72CAC0
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#9472CA
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#CA727D
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Nearest named colors to #A8C972

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

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Pistachio color link
Pistachio

#93C572

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

#A8C972 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C972
  • RGB168, 201, 114
  • CMYK13, 0, 34, 21
  • CSSrgb(168, 201, 114)
  • HSL83°, 45%, 62%
  • HSL Precise82.759°, 44.615%, 61.765%
  • HSV83°, 43%, 79%
  • HSB83°, 43%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.788, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.788, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.788, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C972
  • DECIMAL ID11061618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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