HEX atlas value

#A8FAB1

#A8FAB1 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 250, 177, HSL 127, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.7987, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#A8FAB1 Sample readable text

HEX #A8FAB1

RGB rgb(168, 250, 177)

HSL hsl(127 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 29, 2)

Luminance 0.7987

Contrast Black 16.97:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-a8fab1: #A8FAB1;
.background-a8fab1 { background-color: #A8FAB1; }
.text-a8fab1 { color: #A8FAB1; }

Luminance0.7987

Black text16.97:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#A8FAB1","rgb":[168,250,177],"hsl":[127,89,82],"cmyk":[33,0,29,2],"luminance":0.7987,"contrast":{"black":16.97,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8FAA8","hex":"#C8FAA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.7,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A3FFAE","hex":"#A3FFAE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.47,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8FADB","hex":"#A8FADB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.36,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a8fab1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FAA8F0","analogous":["#C8FAA8","#A8FADB"],"triadic":["#B2A8FA","#FAB2A8"],"tetradic":["#A8C8FA","#FAA8F0","#FADBA8"],"splitComplementary":["#DBA8FA","#FAA8C8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#A8FAB1","#51F565"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#51F565","saturated":"#A3FFAE","desaturated":"#B2F0BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFD2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":25.39685019840059},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":29.9833287011299},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":30.099833886584822}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8FAB1

#A8FAB1 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #A8FAB1 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 168, 250, and 177, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 127deg with 89% saturation and 82% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7987, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.97:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8FAB1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C8FAA8#000000 text · best 17.7:1#C8FAA8

#A3FFAE#000000 text · best 17.47:1#A3FFAE

#A8FADB#000000 text · best 17.36:1#A8FADB

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

Generated Palette

#A8FAB1#A8FAB1

#FAA8F0#FAA8F0

#C8FAA8#C8FAA8

#A8FADB#A8FADB

White#FFFFFF

#51F565#51F565

Color Harmonies

#FAA8F0#FAA8F0

#C8FAA8#C8FAA8

#A8FADB#A8FADB

#B2A8FA#B2A8FA

#FAB2A8#FAB2A8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#51F565#51F565

#A3FFAE#A3FFAE

#B2F0BA#B2F0BA

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFD2#CCFFD2

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint#98FF98

#A8FAB1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8FAB1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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