HEX atlas value

#A8FAB6

#A8FAB6 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 250, 182, HSL 130, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.8007, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#A8FAB6 Sample readable text

HEX #A8FAB6

RGB rgb(168, 250, 182)

HSL hsl(130 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 27, 2)

Luminance 0.8007

Contrast Black 17.01:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-a8fab6: #A8FAB6;
.background-a8fab6 { background-color: #A8FAB6; }
.text-a8fab6 { color: #A8FAB6; }

Luminance0.8007

Black text17.01:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#A8FAB6","rgb":[168,250,182],"hsl":[130,89,82],"cmyk":[33,0,27,2],"luminance":0.8007,"contrast":{"black":17.01,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"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":"#C3FAA8","hex":"#C3FAA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.56,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A3FFB3","hex":"#A3FFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.51,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8FADF","hex":"#A8FADF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.4,"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/a8fab6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FAA8EC","analogous":["#C3FAA8","#A8FADF"],"triadic":["#B6A8FA","#FAB6A8"],"tetradic":["#A8C3FA","#FAA8EC","#FADFA8"],"splitComplementary":["#DFA8FA","#FAA8C3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#A8FAB6","#51F56D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#51F56D","saturated":"#A3FFB3","desaturated":"#B2F0BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFD5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":26.267851073127396},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":34.36568055487916}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8FAB6

#A8FAB6 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #A8FAB6 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 168, 250, and 182, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 130deg 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 0.8007, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.01:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8FAB6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C3FAA8#000000 text · best 17.56:1#C3FAA8

#A3FFB3#000000 text · best 17.51:1#A3FFB3

#A8FADF#000000 text · best 17.4:1#A8FADF

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

Generated Palette

#A8FAB6#A8FAB6

#FAA8EC#FAA8EC

#C3FAA8#C3FAA8

#A8FADF#A8FADF

White#FFFFFF

#51F56D#51F56D

Color Harmonies

#FAA8EC#FAA8EC

#C3FAA8#C3FAA8

#A8FADF#A8FADF

#B6A8FA#B6A8FA

#FAB6A8#FAB6A8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#51F56D#51F56D

#A3FFB3#A3FFB3

#B2F0BD#B2F0BD

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFD5#CCFFD5

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Seafoam#93E9BE

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#A8FAB6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8FAB6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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