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#A8CDBA Color

#A8CDBA is rgb(168, 205, 186) in RGB, hsl(149, 27%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8CDBA
HEX#A8CDBA
RGBrgb(168, 205, 186)
HSLhsl(149, 27%, 73%)
HSVhsv(149, 18%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.047 162.8)
LABlab(79.30% -15.59 5.22)
LCHlch(79.30% 16.44 161.50)

What #A8CDBA 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 #A8CDBA, 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.

#A8CDBA Channel Values

How #A8CDBA 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 205 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 27% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 18% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8CDBA 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A8CDBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8CDBA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A8CDBA

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 #A8CDBA.

How #A8CDBA 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#A8CDBA
Protanopia#C7C7BA
Protanomaly#BCCABA
Deuteranopia#C2C2BB
Deuteranomaly#B8C6BB
Tritanopia#ABCBCB
Tritanomaly#AACCC4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8CDBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8cdba: #A8CDBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8CDBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8cdba': '#A8CDBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.804, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_a8cdba">#A8CDBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8CDBA"

More Green Colors

#A8CDBA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A8CDBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8CDBA?

#A8CDBA is a light green — rgb(168, 205, 186) in RGB and hsl(149, 27%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #A8CDBA?

#A8CDBA is rgb(168, 205, 186) — red 168, green 205, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8CDBA?

#A8CDBA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8CDBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8CDBA scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8CDBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8CDBA 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 15.08, which is visibly different.

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