Palettes / Colors / #A8EBCD

#A8EBCD — Light Green

#A8EBCD 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 #A8EBCD 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.

#A8EBCD 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 #EBA8C6; it also sits naturally between #A8EBAB and #A8E8EB. 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 66% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8EBCD

.text { color: #A8EBCD; }
.background { background-color: #A8EBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8EBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 235, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 63%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8EBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 235, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8EBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 235, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8EBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8EBCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBA8C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8EBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8EBCD

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 #A8EBCD 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 #A8EBCD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A8EBCD?

#A8EBCD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 168, 235, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8EBCD?

#A8EBCD is RGB 168, 235, 205 — HSL 153°, 63%, 79% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #A8EBCD?

Its complement is #EBA8C6; analogous partners are #A8EBAB and #A8E8EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8EBCD for text?

Black text on #A8EBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.