Palettes / Colors / #A8FFCA

#A8FFCA — Pale Vivid Green

#A8FFCA is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #A8FFCA 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.

#A8FFCA 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 #FFA8DE; it also sits naturally between #B2FFA8 and #A8FFF5. 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 100% · Blue 79%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8FFCA

.text { color: #A8FFCA; }
.background { background-color: #A8FFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8FFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 255, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8FFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 255, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8FFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 255, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8FFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8FFCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA8DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8FFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8FFCA

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 #A8FFCA 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 #A8FFCA 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 #A8FFCA?

#A8FFCA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 168, 255, 202). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8FFCA?

#A8FFCA is RGB 168, 255, 202 — HSL 143°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #A8FFCA?

Its complement is #FFA8DE; analogous partners are #B2FFA8 and #A8FFF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8FFCA for text?

Black text on #A8FFCA has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.