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#A3E1CA Color

#A3E1CA is rgb(163, 225, 202) in RGB, hsl(158, 51%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3E1CA
HEX#A3E1CA
RGBrgb(163, 225, 202)
HSLhsl(158, 51%, 76%)
HSVhsv(158, 28%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.071 169.7)
LABlab(84.85% -24.03 4.63)
LCHlch(84.85% 24.48 169.09)

What #A3E1CA 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 #A3E1CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 6.12Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 6.57Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.09Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.34Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.45Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11

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

#A3E1CA Channel Values

How #A3E1CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 51% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 28% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3E1CA 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 text14.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3E1CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3E1CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3E1CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3E1CA
Complementary
#E1A3B9
Analogous
#A3E1AB
Analogous
#A3D9E1
Triadic
#CAA3E1
Triadic
#E1CAA3
Split comp.
#E1A3D9
Split comp.
#E1ABA3

Tints & Shades of #A3E1CA

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

#AEE5D1
#BAE9D7
#C5ECDE
#D5F1E7
#E0F5ED
#ECF9F4

Shades

#7CD5B4
#52C79C
#38AD82
#2C8765
#1F6048
#113629

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3E1CA.

How #A3E1CA 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#A3E1CA
Protanopia#D8D8CA
Protanomaly#C5DCCA
Deuteranopia#CFCFCC
Deuteranomaly#BFD7CB
Tritanopia#A7DEDE
Tritanomaly#A5DFD6
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3E1CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3e1ca: #A3E1CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3E1CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3e1ca': '#A3E1CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.882, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a3e1ca">#A3E1CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3E1CA"

More Green Colors

#A3E1CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A3E1CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3E1CA?

#A3E1CA is a light green — rgb(163, 225, 202) in RGB and hsl(158, 51%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #A3E1CA?

#A3E1CA is rgb(163, 225, 202) — red 163, green 225, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3E1CA?

#A3E1CA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3E1CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3E1CA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3E1CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3E1CA 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 12.94, which is visibly different.

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