#A3E635 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#A3E635

#A3E635 is a medium, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class lime-400 (e.g. bg-lime-400, text-lime-400). Its nearest CSS named color is yellowgreen (#9acd32). For readable text on a #A3E635 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (13.93:1). #A3E635 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #A3E635 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#A3E635
RGBrgb(163, 230, 53)
HSLhsl(83, 78%, 55%)
HSV / HSB83°, 77%, 90%
Nearest namedyellowgreen (#9acd32)

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#A3E635 in Tailwind CSS (lime-400)

#A3E635 ships with Tailwind CSS as lime-400 — use it as bg-lime-400, text-lime-400, or border-lime-400. It sits at step 400 of the lime ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #A3E635 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #A3E635 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #A3E635 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 1.51:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
Black text 13.93:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #A3E635 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More green colors in the library: #4ADE80 (green-400), #34D399 (emerald-400), #32CD32, #4CAF50, #2ECC71, #22C55E (green-500).

Frequently Asked Questions

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