Green
抹茶色
Matcha-iro
Matcha Green
The soft, muted yellow-green of ground tencha tea powder used in the tea ceremony.
Color codes
HEX
#A3A839
COPIEDRGB
rgb(163, 168, 57)
COPIEDHSL
hsl(63, 49%, 44%)
COPIEDCMYK
cmyk(3, 0, 66, 34)
COPIEDOrigin
Matcha itself was brought to Japan by the Zen monk Eisai in the twelfth century, but the color name went global only in the twenty-first century thanks to the international matcha boom. It reads as calm, natural, and unmistakably Japanese.
Where you'll see it
Tea packaging, wellness products, Japanese sweets, café branding.
Contrast & accessibility
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Harmony palette
Computed from the color wheel — base, analogous (±30°), complementary, and triad. Click any swatch to copy.
Tip: analogous colors read as calm; complementary and triad add contrast for calls-to-action.