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#A3CCBA Color

#A3CCBA is rgb(163, 204, 186) in RGB, hsl(154, 29%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 20%) 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 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3CCBA
HEX#A3CCBA
RGBrgb(163, 204, 186)
HSLhsl(154, 29%, 72%)
HSVhsv(154, 20%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.05 166.6)
LABlab(78.70% -16.81 4.31)
LCHlch(78.70% 17.35 165.62)

What #A3CCBA 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 #A3CCBA, 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.

#A3CCBA Channel Values

How #A3CCBA 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 163 · G 204 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 29% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 20% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3CCBA 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3CCBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3CCBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3CCBA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A3CCBA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3CCBA.

How #A3CCBA 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#A3CCBA
Protanopia#C6C6BA
Protanomaly#B9C8BA
Deuteranopia#C0C0BB
Deuteranomaly#B5C5BB
Tritanopia#A6CACA
Tritanomaly#A5CBC4
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3CCBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3ccba: #A3CCBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3CCBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3ccba': '#A3CCBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.800, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_a3ccba">#A3CCBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3CCBA"

More Green Colors

#A3CCBA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A3CCBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3CCBA?

#A3CCBA is a light green — rgb(163, 204, 186) in RGB and hsl(154, 29%, 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 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #A3CCBA?

#A3CCBA is rgb(163, 204, 186) — red 163, green 204, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3CCBA?

#A3CCBA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3CCBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3CCBA scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3CCBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3CCBA 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 14.66, which is visibly different.

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