HEX atlas value

#A8C3BC

#A8C3BC is a cool green HEX color nearest Opal. RGB 168, 195, 188, HSL 164° 18% 71%, luminance 0.5099; view contrast and conversions.

green cool muted

#A8C3BC Sample readable text

HEX #A8C3BC

RGB rgb(168, 195, 188)

HSL hsl(164 18% 71%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 4, 24)

Luminance 0.5099

Contrast Black 11.2:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-a8c3bc: #A8C3BC;
.background-a8c3bc { background-color: #A8C3BC; }
.text-a8c3bc { color: #A8C3BC; }

HEX meaning and use

About #A8C3BC

#A8C3BC is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #A8C3BC is visually closest to Opal, a named green color with HEX #A8C3BC.

The RGB channels are 168, 195, and 188, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 164deg with 18% saturation and 71% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5099, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8C3BC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEE8E5#DEE8E5 · #000000 text · best 16.78:1 #97D3C3#97D3C3 · #000000 text · best 12.42:1 Pastel Blue#AEC6CF · #000000 text · best 11.78:1 Pumice#BAC0B4 · #000000 text · best 11.29:1 #A8C2AE#A8C2AE · #000000 text · best 10.99:1

Generated Palette

Opal#A8C3BC

#C2A8AF#C2A8AF

#A8C2AE#A8C2AE

#A8BCC2#A8BCC2

#DEE8E5#DEE8E5

#729D91#729D91

Color Harmonies

#C2A8AF#C2A8AF

#A8C2AE#A8C2AE

#A8BCC2#A8BCC2

#BBA8C2#BBA8C2

#C2BBA8#C2BBA8

Variants

#DEE8E5#DEE8E5

#729D91#729D91

#97D3C3#97D3C3

#B5B5B5#B5B5B5

#F4F5F5#F4F5F5

#94FFE2#94FFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Galvanized Steel#A9B0B4

Luminance0.5099

Black text11.2:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#A8C3BC","rgb":[168,195,188],"hsl":[164,18,71],"cmyk":[14,0,4,24],"luminance":0.5099,"contrast":{"black":11.2,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEE8E5","hex":"#DEE8E5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.78,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#97D3C3","hex":"#97D3C3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.42,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8C2AE","hex":"#A8C2AE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.99,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a8c3bc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2A8AF","analogous":["#A8C2AE","#A8BCC2"],"triadic":["#BBA8C2","#C2BBA8"],"tetradic":["#AEA8C2","#C2A8AF","#BCC2A8"],"splitComplementary":["#C2A8BC","#C2AEA8"],"monochromatic":["#DEE8E5","#A8C3BC","#729D91"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE8E5","dark":"#729D91","saturated":"#97D3C3","desaturated":"#B5B5B5","pastel":"#F4F5F5","neon":"#94FFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":0},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":20.149441679609886},{"slug":"galvanized-steel","name":"Galvanized Steel","hex":"#A9B0B4","distance":20.639767440550294}]

#A8C3BC

CSS

About #A8C3BC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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