HEX atlas value

#A8FACD

#A8FACD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 168, 250, 205, HSL 147, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.811, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#A8FACD Sample readable text

HEX #A8FACD

RGB rgb(168, 250, 205)

HSL hsl(147 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 18, 2)

Luminance 0.811

Contrast Black 17.22:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-a8facd: #A8FACD;
.background-a8facd { background-color: #A8FACD; }
.text-a8facd { color: #A8FACD; }

Luminance0.811

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#A8FACD","rgb":[168,250,205],"hsl":[147,89,82],"cmyk":[33,0,18,2],"luminance":0.811,"contrast":{"black":17.22,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"#A3FFCD","hex":"#A3FFCD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A8FAF6","hex":"#A8FAF6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.67,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACFAA8","hex":"#ACFAA8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.99,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.29,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Pastel Aqua 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/a8facd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-aqua.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-teal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FAA8D5","analogous":["#ACFAA8","#A8FAF6"],"triadic":["#CDA8FA","#FACDA8"],"tetradic":["#A8ACFA","#FAA8D5","#FAF6A8"],"splitComplementary":["#F6A8FA","#FAA8AC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#A8FACD","#51F59B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#51F59B","saturated":"#A3FFCD","desaturated":"#B2F0CE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":30.903074280724887},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":35.52463933666322},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":35.805027579936315},{"slug":"powder-blue","name":"Powder Blue","hex":"#B0E0E6","distance":36.945906403822335}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A8FACD

#A8FACD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #A8FACD is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 168, 250, and 205, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg 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 0.811, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A8FACD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A3FFCD#000000 text · best 17.74:1#A3FFCD

#A8FAF6#000000 text · best 17.67:1#A8FAF6

#ACFAA8#000000 text · best 16.99:1#ACFAA8

Pale Turquoise#000000 text · best 16.29:1#AFEEEE

Generated Palette

#A8FACD#A8FACD

#FAA8D5#FAA8D5

#ACFAA8#ACFAA8

#A8FAF6#A8FAF6

White#FFFFFF

#51F59B#51F59B

Color Harmonies

#FAA8D5#FAA8D5

#ACFAA8#ACFAA8

#A8FAF6#A8FAF6

#CDA8FA#CDA8FA

#FACDA8#FACDA8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#51F59B#51F59B

#A3FFCD#A3FFCD

#B2F0CE#B2F0CE

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE3#CCFFE3

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

Powder Blue#B0E0E6

#A8FACD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A8FACD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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