Palettes / Colors / #A3FFCD
#A3FFCD — Pale Vivid Green
#A3FFCD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #A3FFCD 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.
#A3FFCD is a warm-leaning 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 #FFA3D6; it also sits naturally between #A8FFA3 and #A3FFFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A3FFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 163, 255, 205 |
| HSL | 147°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 147°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 36%, 0%, 20%, 0% |
| XYZ | 61.88, 83.71, 70.65 |
| Yxy | 83.71, 0.2862, 0.3871 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.33, -37.87, 15.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.50, -35.05, 13.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 100% · Blue 80%
Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A3FFCD
.text { color: #A3FFCD; }
.background { background-color: #A3FFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3FFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 255, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3FFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 255, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3FFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 255, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A3FFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3FFCD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFA3D6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A3FFCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3FFCD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A3FFCD: ·
How #A3FFCD 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 #A3FFCD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A3FFCD?
#A3FFCD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 163, 255, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A3FFCD?
#A3FFCD is RGB 163, 255, 205 — HSL 147°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 20%, 0%.
What colors go with #A3FFCD?
Its complement is #FFA3D6; analogous partners are #A8FFA3 and #A3FFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A3FFCD for text?
Black text on #A3FFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.