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#A3CCBE Color

#A3CCBE is rgb(163, 204, 190) in RGB, hsl(160, 29%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3CCBE
HEX#A3CCBE
RGBrgb(163, 204, 190)
HSLhsl(160, 29%, 72%)
HSVhsv(160, 20%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.048 172.3)
LABlab(78.79% -16.20 2.30)
LCHlch(78.79% 16.37 171.92)

What #A3CCBE 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 #A3CCBE, 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.

#A3CCBE Channel Values

How #A3CCBE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 29% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 20% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3CCBE 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 text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3CCBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3CCBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3CCBE; 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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Tints & Shades of #A3CCBE

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 #A3CCBE.

How #A3CCBE 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#A3CCBE
Protanopia#C6C6BE
Protanomaly#B9C8BE
Deuteranopia#C0C0BF
Deuteranomaly#B5C5BF
Tritanopia#A5CACA
Tritanomaly#A4CBC6
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3CCBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3ccbe: #A3CCBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3CCBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3ccbe': '#A3CCBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.800, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a3ccbe">#A3CCBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3CCBE"

More Green Colors

#A3CCBE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A3CCBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3CCBE?

#A3CCBE is a light green — rgb(163, 204, 190) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #A3CCBE?

#A3CCBE is rgb(163, 204, 190) — red 163, green 204, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3CCBE?

#A3CCBE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3CCBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3CCBE scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3CCBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3CCBE 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 12.86, which is visibly different.

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