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#A8CCBE Color

#A8CCBE is rgb(168, 204, 190) in RGB, hsl(157, 26%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8CCBE
HEX#A8CCBE
RGBrgb(168, 204, 190)
HSLhsl(157, 26%, 73%)
HSVhsv(157, 18%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.043 169.7)
LABlab(79.11% -14.53 2.82)
LCHlch(79.11% 14.80 169.03)

What #A8CCBE 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 #A8CCBE, 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.

#A8CCBE Channel Values

How #A8CCBE 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 168 · G 204 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 26% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 18% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8CCBE 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 text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A8CCBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8CCBE; 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 #A8CCBE

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 #A8CCBE.

How #A8CCBE 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#A8CCBE
Protanopia#C6C6BE
Protanomaly#BBC9BE
Deuteranopia#C1C1BF
Deuteranomaly#B8C6BF
Tritanopia#AACACA
Tritanomaly#A9CBC6
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #A8CCBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8ccbe: #A8CCBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8CCBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8ccbe': '#A8CCBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.800, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a8ccbe">#A8CCBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8CCBE"

More Green Colors

#A8CCBE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A8CCBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8CCBE?

#A8CCBE is a light green — rgb(168, 204, 190) in RGB and hsl(157, 26%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #A8CCBE?

#A8CCBE is rgb(168, 204, 190) — red 168, green 204, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8CCBE?

#A8CCBE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8CCBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8CCBE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8CCBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8CCBE 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 13.07, which is visibly different.

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