Palettes / Colors / #A0C021
#A0C021 — Green
#A0C021 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #A0C021 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#A0C021 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #4021C0; it also sits naturally between #C09021 and #50C021. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A0C021 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 160, 192, 33 |
| HSL | 72°, 71%, 44% |
| HSV | 72°, 83%, 75% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 83%, 25% |
| XYZ | 33.62, 45.28, 8.41 |
| Yxy | 45.28, 0.3851, 0.5186 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.08, -30.34, 68.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.29, -25.38, 37.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 63% · Green 75% · Blue 13%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A0C021
.text { color: #A0C021; }
.background { background-color: #A0C021; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0C021; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 192, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 71%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0C021; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 192, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0C021; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 192, 33, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A0C021">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0C021">Div content here</div>
Shades of #A0C021
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4021C0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A0C021: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A0C021
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A0C021: ·
How #A0C021 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #A0C021 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A0C021?
#A0C021 is Green, a green color (RGB 160, 192, 33). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A0C021?
#A0C021 is RGB 160, 192, 33 — HSL 72°, 71%, 44% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 83%, 25%.
What colors go with #A0C021?
Its complement is #4021C0; analogous partners are #C09021 and #50C021. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A0C021 for text?
Black text on #A0C021 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.