HEX atlas value

#A3EC8D

#A3EC8D is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 163, 236, 141, HSL 106, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.697, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A3EC8D Sample readable text

HEX #A3EC8D

RGB rgb(163, 236, 141)

HSL hsl(106 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.697

Contrast Black 14.94:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-a3ec8d: #A3EC8D;
.background-a3ec8d { background-color: #A3EC8D; }
.text-a3ec8d { color: #A3EC8D; }

Luminance0.697

Black text14.94:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A3EC8D","rgb":[163,236,141],"hsl":[106,71,74],"cmyk":[31,0,40,7],"luminance":0.697,"contrast":{"black":14.94,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3F9DC","hex":"#E3F9DC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.85,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9CFA7F","hex":"#9CFA7F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.39,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3EC8E","hex":"#D3EC8E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Light Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a3ec8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D68EEC","analogous":["#D3EC8E","#8EECA7"],"triadic":["#8EA4EC","#EC8EA4"],"tetradic":["#8ED3EC","#D68EEC","#ECA78E"],"splitComplementary":["#A78EEC","#EC8ED3"],"monochromatic":["#E3F9DC","#A3EC8D","#64DE3F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F9DC","dark":"#64DE3F","saturated":"#9CFA7F","desaturated":"#ABDD9C","pastel":"#FCFEFB","neon":"#B9FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":24.55605831561735},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":36.851051545376556}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A3EC8D

#A3EC8D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A3EC8D is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 163, 236, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 71% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.697, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.94:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A3EC8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3F9DC#000000 text · best 18.85:1#E3F9DC

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

#9CFA7F#000000 text · best 16.39:1#9CFA7F

#D3EC8E#000000 text · best 16.16:1#D3EC8E

Generated Palette

#A3EC8D#A3EC8D

#D68EEC#D68EEC

#D3EC8E#D3EC8E

#8EECA7#8EECA7

#E3F9DC#E3F9DC

#64DE3F#64DE3F

Color Harmonies

#D68EEC#D68EEC

#D3EC8E#D3EC8E

#8EECA7#8EECA7

#8EA4EC#8EA4EC

#EC8EA4#EC8EA4

Variants

#E3F9DC#E3F9DC

#64DE3F#64DE3F

#9CFA7F#9CFA7F

#ABDD9C#ABDD9C

#FCFEFB#FCFEFB

#B9FFA3#B9FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Celadon#ACE1AF

#A3EC8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A3EC8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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