HEX atlas value

#A8FABA

#A8FABA is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 250, 186, HSL 133, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.8024, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#A8FABA Sample readable text

HEX #A8FABA

RGB rgb(168, 250, 186)

HSL hsl(133 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 26, 2)

Luminance 0.8024

Contrast Black 17.05:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-a8faba: #A8FABA;
.background-a8faba { background-color: #A8FABA; }
.text-a8faba { color: #A8FABA; }

Luminance0.8024

Black text17.05:1AA 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":"#A8FABA","rgb":[168,250,186],"hsl":[133,89,82],"cmyk":[33,0,26,2],"luminance":0.8024,"contrast":{"black":17.05,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.05,"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":"#A3FFB7","hex":"#A3FFB7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.55,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BFFAA8","hex":"#BFFAA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8FAE3","hex":"#A8FAE3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Seafoam 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/a8faba.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FAA8E8","analogous":["#BFFAA8","#A8FAE3"],"triadic":["#BAA8FA","#FABAA8"],"tetradic":["#A8BFFA","#FAA8E8","#FAE3A8"],"splitComplementary":["#E3A8FA","#FAA8BF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#A8FABA","#51F575"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#51F575","saturated":"#A3FFB7","desaturated":"#B2F0C0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFD7"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":27.60434748368452},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":36.0416425818802},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.589892258425},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.589892258425}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8FABA

#A8FABA is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #A8FABA is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 168, 250, and 186, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 133deg 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 0.8024, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.05:1AA 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 #A8FABA needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A3FFB7#000000 text · best 17.55:1#A3FFB7

#BFFAA8#000000 text · best 17.45:1#BFFAA8

#A8FAE3#000000 text · best 17.45:1#A8FAE3

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

Generated Palette

#A8FABA#A8FABA

#FAA8E8#FAA8E8

#BFFAA8#BFFAA8

#A8FAE3#A8FAE3

White#FFFFFF

#51F575#51F575

Color Harmonies

#FAA8E8#FAA8E8

#BFFAA8#BFFAA8

#A8FAE3#A8FAE3

#BAA8FA#BAA8FA

#FABAA8#FABAA8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#51F575#51F575

#A3FFB7#A3FFB7

#B2F0C0#B2F0C0

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFD7#CCFFD7

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#A8FABA

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8FABA

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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