Palettes / Colors / #A3EBCB

#A3EBCB — Light Green

#A3EBCB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #A3EBCB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A3EBCB is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBA3C3; it also sits naturally between #A3EBA7 and #A3E7EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A3EBCB

.text { color: #A3EBCB; }
.background { background-color: #A3EBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3EBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3EBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3EBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 235, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3EBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3EBCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBA3C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3EBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3EBCB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A3EBCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A3EBCB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A3EBCA  ·  #A3EBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3EBCB?

#A3EBCB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 163, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3EBCB?

#A3EBCB is RGB 163, 235, 203 — HSL 153°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #A3EBCB?

Its complement is #EBA3C3; analogous partners are #A3EBA7 and #A3E7EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3EBCB for text?

Black text on #A3EBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.