Close to Acid Green

#A1BD21

#A1BD21 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 71°, with 70% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.14:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.82:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.14:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.82:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A1BD21 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A1BD21
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #A1BD21

What color is #A1BD21?

#A1BD21 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 71°, with 70% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A1BD21 in RGB?

#A1BD21 is rgb(161, 189, 33): 161 red, 189 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A1BD21 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 83, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A1BD21?

PANTONE 391 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A1BD21?

Its complement #C2A1FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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