HEX atlas value

#ABF8CD

#ABF8CD is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Aqua. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 171, 248, 205, HSL 146, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.802, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#ABF8CD Sample readable text

HEX #ABF8CD

RGB rgb(171, 248, 205)

HSL hsl(146 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 17, 3)

Luminance 0.802

Contrast Black 17.04:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-abf8cd: #ABF8CD;
.background-abf8cd { background-color: #ABF8CD; }
.text-abf8cd { color: #ABF8CD; }

Luminance0.802

Black text17.04:1AA 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":"#ABF8CD","rgb":[171,248,205],"hsl":[146,85,82],"cmyk":[31,0,17,3],"luminance":0.802,"contrast":{"black":17.04,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.04,"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":"#A3FFCB","hex":"#A3FFCB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.72,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AAF8F3","hex":"#AAF8F3","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.43,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AFF8AA","hex":"#AFF8AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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/abf8cd.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-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F8AAD6","analogous":["#AFF8AA","#AAF8F3"],"triadic":["#CCAAF8","#F8CCAA"],"tetradic":["#AAAFF8","#F8AAD6","#F8F3AA"],"splitComplementary":["#F3AAF8","#F8AAAF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#ABF8CD","#55F199"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#55F199","saturated":"#A3FFCB","desaturated":"#B4EECD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CCFFE2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-aqua","name":"Pastel Aqua","hex":"#B8E8E0","distance":28.035691537752374},{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":32.03123475609393},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"pastel-teal","name":"Pastel Teal","hex":"#9FD8D2","distance":34.539832078341085},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":34.713109915419565}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ABF8CD

#ABF8CD is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #ABF8CD is visually closest to Pastel Aqua, a named cyan color with HEX #B8E8E0.

The RGB channels are 171, 248, and 205, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 85% 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 0.802, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.04:1AA 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 #ABF8CD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#A3FFCB#000000 text · best 17.72:1#A3FFCB

#AAF8F3#000000 text · best 17.43:1#AAF8F3

#AFF8AA#000000 text · best 16.83:1#AFF8AA

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

Generated Palette

#ABF8CD#ABF8CD

#F8AAD6#F8AAD6

#AFF8AA#AFF8AA

#AAF8F3#AAF8F3

White#FFFFFF

#55F199#55F199

Color Harmonies

#F8AAD6#F8AAD6

#AFF8AA#AFF8AA

#AAF8F3#AAF8F3

#CCAAF8#CCAAF8

#F8CCAA#F8CCAA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#55F199#55F199

#A3FFCB#A3FFCB

#B4EECD#B4EECD

White#FFFFFF

#CCFFE2#CCFFE2

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Seafoam#93E9BE

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Pastel Teal#9FD8D2

Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

#ABF8CD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ABF8CD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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