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#A3E1C8 Color

#A3E1C8 is rgb(163, 225, 200) in RGB, hsl(156, 51%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3E1C8
HEX#A3E1C8
RGBrgb(163, 225, 200)
HSLhsl(156, 51%, 76%)
HSVhsv(156, 28%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.072 167.8)
LABlab(84.81% -24.34 5.62)
LCHlch(84.81% 24.98 167.00)

What #A3E1C8 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 #A3E1C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 6.04Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.53Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.03Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.16Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.12

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

#A3E1C8 Channel Values

How #A3E1C8 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 225 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 51% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 28% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3E1C8 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3E1C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3E1C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3E1C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3E1C8
Complementary
#E1A3BC
Analogous
#A3E1A9
Analogous
#A3DBE1
Triadic
#C8A3E1
Triadic
#E1C8A3
Split comp.
#E1A3DB
Split comp.
#E1A9A3

Tints & Shades of #A3E1C8

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

#AEE5CF
#BAE9D6
#C5ECDD
#D5F1E6
#E0F5ED
#ECF9F4

Shades

#7CD5B1
#52C798
#38AD7E
#2C8762
#1F6046
#113627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3E1C8.

How #A3E1C8 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#A3E1C8
Protanopia#D8D8C8
Protanomaly#C5DCC8
Deuteranopia#CFCFCA
Deuteranomaly#BFD7C9
Tritanopia#A7DEDE
Tritanomaly#A6DFD6
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3E1C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3e1c8: #A3E1C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3E1C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3e1c8': '#A3E1C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.882, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_a3e1c8">#A3E1C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3E1C8"

More Green Colors

#A3E1C8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A3E1C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3E1C8?

#A3E1C8 is a light green — rgb(163, 225, 200) in RGB and hsl(156, 51%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #A3E1C8?

#A3E1C8 is rgb(163, 225, 200) — red 163, green 225, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3E1C8?

#A3E1C8 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3E1C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3E1C8 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3E1C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3E1C8 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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