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#A3EFCD — Light Green

#A3EFCD is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

#A3EFCD 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 #EFA4C6; it also sits naturally between #A4EFA8 and #A4EBEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A3EFCD · RGB 163, 239, 205

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Color values

HEX#A3EFCD
RGB163, 239, 205
HSL153°, 70%, 79%
HSV153°, 32%, 94%
CMYK32%, 0%, 14%, 6%
XYZ56.99, 73.93, 69.02
Yxy73.93, 0.2850, 0.3697
CIE-Lab88.89, -30.48, 9.03
Hunter Lab85.98, -28.00, 8.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A3EFCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A3EFCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A3EFCD

.text { color: #A3EFCD; }
.background { background-color: #A3EFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3EFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 239, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3EFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 239, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3EFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 239, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3EFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3EFCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A3EFCD

#86EABD#63E3AA#45DE99#25D486#20B673#1A935D#15754A#0F5234#093421#03110B

Tints of #A3EFCD

#ADF0D2#B1F1D4#BAF3D9#C2F4DE#CBF6E3#CFF7E5#D8F8EA#E1FAEE#E5FAF1#EEFCF6

Tones of #A3EFCD

#A9EACD#AFE4CC#B4DFCC#B9DACB#BFD4CB#C4CFCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFA4C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #A3EFCD: #000000.

How #A3EFCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C5D5Deuteranopia · #C0BAD7Tritanopia · #A7DCDD

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A3EFCD rather than the exact color:

Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C
Palette 0278ae
#0278AE · #51DACF · #9EF5CF · #E8FFC1
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4
Gentle Ruby Dusk
#A7E7CE · #3BB585 · #298E67 · #1F6A4D
Frozen Summit
#890F45 · #EE60B2 · #34E999 · #A1EFC4
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5

Similar colors

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

#A0EECC#9EF5CF#A6EBD4#A7E7CE#A1EFC4#A8E6CF#99F0CA#9DF3C4#A0E4CB#AEF3D0#A6E3CE#AEEED3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A3EFCC  ·  #A3EFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A3EFCD?

#A3EFCD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 163, 239, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3EFCD?

#A3EFCD is RGB 163, 239, 205 — HSL 153°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #A3EFCD?

Its complement is #EFA4C6; analogous partners are #A4EFA8 and #A4EBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3EFCD for text?

Black text on #A3EFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.