Color

#A1E61B

Light vivid warm green. Nearest reference color: Green Lizard.

RGB

0–255

161

230

CMYK

0–100%

30%

88.26%

9.8%

RGB describes how #A1E61B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 161, green 230 and blue 27.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 30%, magenta 0%, yellow 88.26% and black 9.8%.

HSL values

H 80.39° S 80.24% L 50.39%

In the HSL color model, #A1E61B has a hue of 80.39°, 80.24% saturation and 50.39% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A1E61B is a light, warm green with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #A1E61B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A1E61B

RGB rgb(161, 230, 27)

HSL hsl(80.39 80.24% 50.39%)

OKLCH oklch(0.847101 0.217791 128.562)

CSS --color: #A1E61B;

Tints of #A1E61B

Tints are lighter variations of #A1E61B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D6FFA5 #BCFF58 #B1F73B #A9EF2D #A1E61B

Shades of #A1E61B

Shades are darker variations of #A1E61B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A1E61B #73A700 #486B00 #223500 #030700

Tones of #A1E61B

Tones reduce the chroma of #A1E61B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A1E61B #ABE25E #B4DD82 #BDD7A0 #C6D1BB

Tonal range of #A1E61B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A1E61B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D6FFA5 #BCFF58 #B1F73B #A9EF2D #A1E61B #73A700 #486B00 #223500 #030700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D6FFA5;
    --color-200: #BCFF58;
    --color-300: #B1F73B;
    --color-400: #A9EF2D;
    --color-500: #A1E61B;
    --color-600: #73A700;
    --color-700: #486B00;
    --color-800: #223500;
    --color-900: #030700;
}

Colors that go with #A1E61B

Color harmonies for #A1E61B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A1E61B #DFBBFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#EBCD00 #A1E61B #00F29B

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A1E61B #A4D2FF #FFB6C1

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A1E61B #C1C8FF #FFAFE7

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A1E61B #69DFFF #DFBBFF #FFBAA4

CSS gradients with #A1E61B

These gradients show how #A1E61B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A1E61B #B8EE72 #D0F4A6 #E7FAD4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A1E61B, #B8EE72, #D0F4A6, #E7FAD4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A1E61B #6C9C0F #3C5905 #111D01 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A1E61B, #6C9C0F, #3C5905, #111D01, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A1E61B #00EEC4 #68DFFF #B3CDFF #DFBBFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A1E61B, #00EEC4, #68DFFF, #B3CDFF, #DFBBFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A1E61B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.52:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

13.85:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6425 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A1E61B as the background.

background-color: #A1E61B;
color: #000000;

Using #A1E61B in design

See how #A1E61B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A1E61B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A1E61B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BCFF58

#A1E61B

#223500

Colors similar to #A1E61B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A1E61B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#BFFF63 #8CCA00 #A0E600 #A8E352 #C1DD00 #7BED52 #CDEB00 #6EDF43

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A1E61B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #F2D500 Deuteranopia #E8D039 Tritanopia #A7DBC4

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A1E61B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 43.1926
Y: 64.2486
Z: 11.1622

CIELAB

L*: 84.095
a*: -47.035
b*: 78.9738

OKLab

L: 0.847101
a: -0.135763
b: 0.170299

OKLCH

L: 0.847101
C: 0.217791
H: 128.562°