#a8da4e Color Information

#a8da4e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a8da4e. In RGB, it consists of 65.9% Red, 85.5% Green, and 30.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 64.2% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 81.4°, with saturation of 65.4% and lightness of 58%. The decimal value for #a8da4e is 11065934, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a8da4e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a8da4e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color168, 218, 78 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.9%, 85.5%, 30.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.341, 0.145, 0.694 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.229, 0, 0.642, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color81.4°, 65.4%, 58.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color81.4°, 64.2%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.595, 59.018, 16.354 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color78, 218, 128 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11065934 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.301, -36.774, 61.448 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.301, 71.611, 120.899 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.301, -24.769, 79.660 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color76.823, -35.470, 41.154 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.361, 0.500, 59.018 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289256014 / 0xffa8da4e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc66 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a8da4e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a8da4e, its pure hue is 81.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a8da4e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151b0a to #93bf44.

Tints of #a8da4e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a8da4e, its pure hue is 81.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a8da4e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b3df64 to #f4fae9.

Tones of #a8da4e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a8da4e, its pure hue is 81.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a8da4e, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b3ff29 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a8da4e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a8da4e! For #a8da4e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a8da4e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a8da4e

This color, #a8da4e, consists of 65.9% Red, 85.5% Green, and 30.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 168, Green = 218, Blue = 78. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a8da4e is 22.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 64.2% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.9%
C22.9%
G85.5%
M0.0%
B30.6%
Y64.2%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 168 218 78
Octal 250 332 116
Hexa #a8 #da #4e
Binary 10101000 11011010 01001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 22 0 64 14
Octal 26 0 100 16
Hexa #16 #00 #40 #0e
Binary 00010110 00000000 01000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #a8da4e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a8da4e — which has hue 81.4° — its analogous colors are located at 51.4° and 111.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8da4e.

Triadic Colors of #a8da4e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a8da4e — which has hue 81.4° — its triadic colors are located at 81.4° and 321.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8da4e.

Complementary Color of #a8da4e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a8da4e — which has hue 81.4° — its complementary color is located at 261.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8da4e.

Split Complementary Colors of #a8da4e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a8da4e — which has hue 81.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.4° and 291.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8da4e.

Tetradic Colors of #a8da4e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a8da4e — which has hue 81.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 351.4°, 81.4°, 171.4°, and 261.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8da4e.

Monochromatic Colors of #a8da4e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a8da4e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6b8c31 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6f69d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a8da4e

We want to make getting started with #a8da4e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a8da4e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a8da4e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a8da4e with other HTML elements.

#a8da4e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a8da4e.
<span style="color: #a8da4e;">The color of this text is #a8da4e.</span>

#a8da4e Background Color

The background color for this text is #a8da4e.
<div style="background-color: #a8da4e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a8da4e.</div>

#a8da4e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a8da4e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a8da4e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a8da4e.</span>

#a8da4e Border Color

This is a div with border color #a8da4e.
<div style="border: #a8da4e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a8da4e.</div>

#a8da4e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8da4e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8da4e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8da4e on a white background.</div></div>

#a8da4e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8da4e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8da4e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8da4e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a8da4e to White

This is a gradient from #a8da4e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8da4e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8da4e to white.</div>

Gradient from #a8da4e to Black

This is a gradient from #a8da4e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8da4e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8da4e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8da4e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a8da4e

In addition to using #a8da4e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a8da4e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a8da4e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 168, Green = 218, Blue = 78). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a8da4e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a8da4e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(168, 218, 78)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a8da4e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a8da4e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a8da4e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(168, 218, 78);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a8da4e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:168, green:218, blue:78, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:168 green:218 blue:78 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(168f, 218f, 78f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(168, 218, 78);
 

#a8da4e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a8da4e the same way. For those with color blindness, #a8da4e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a8da4e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a8da4e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a8da4e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a8da4e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a8da4e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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