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#A1CEBE Color

#A1CEBE is rgb(161, 206, 190) in RGB, hsl(159, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A1CEBE
HEX#A1CEBE
RGBrgb(161, 206, 190)
HSLhsl(159, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(159, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.052 171.2)
LABlab(79.21% -17.80 2.89)
LCHlch(79.21% 18.04 170.78)

What #A1CEBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A1CEBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A1CEBE Channel Values

How #A1CEBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 206 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A1CEBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A1CEBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A1CEBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A1CEBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A1CEBE.

How #A1CEBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A1CEBE
Protanopia#C7C7BE
Protanomaly#B9CABE
Deuteranopia#C1C1BF
Deuteranomaly#B5C6BF
Tritanopia#A4CCCC
Tritanomaly#A3CDC7
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A1CEBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a1cebe: #A1CEBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A1CEBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a1cebe': '#A1CEBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.808, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a1cebe">#A1CEBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A1CEBE"

More Green Colors

#A1CEBE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A1CEBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A1CEBE?

#A1CEBE is a light green — rgb(161, 206, 190) in RGB and hsl(159, 31%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #A1CEBE?

#A1CEBE is rgb(161, 206, 190) — red 161, green 206, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A1CEBE?

#A1CEBE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A1CEBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A1CEBE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A1CEBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A1CEBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.36, which is visibly different.

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