Color

#A3CCAB

Light muted cool green. Nearest reference color: Eton blue.

RGB

0–255

163

204

171

CMYK

0–100%

20.1%

16.18%

20%

RGB describes how #A3CCAB is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 163, green 204 and blue 171.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 20.1%, magenta 0%, yellow 16.18% and black 20%.

HSL values

H 131.71° S 28.67% L 71.96%

In the HSL color model, #A3CCAB has a hue of 131.71°, 28.67% saturation and 71.96% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A3CCAB is a light, cool green with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #A3CCAB in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A3CCAB

RGB rgb(163, 204, 171)

HSL hsl(131.71 28.67% 71.96%)

OKLCH oklch(0.806631 0.06338 150.5975)

CSS --color: #A3CCAB;

Tints of #A3CCAB

Tints are lighter variations of #A3CCAB. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D1FBD9 #C5EFCD #BAE3C2 #AED8B6 #A3CCAB

Shades of #A3CCAB

Shades are darker variations of #A3CCAB. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A3CCAB #6F9677 #3E6346 #0F341A #000902

Tones of #A3CCAB

Tones reduce the chroma of #A3CCAB, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A3CCAB #AAC9AF #B0C7B4 #B6C4B8 #BCC2BD

Tonal range of #A3CCAB

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A3CCAB between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D1FBD9 #C5EFCD #BAE3C2 #AED8B6 #A3CCAB #6F9677 #3E6346 #0F341A #000902

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D1FBD9;
    --color-200: #C5EFCD;
    --color-300: #BAE3C2;
    --color-400: #AED8B6;
    --color-500: #A3CCAB;
    --color-600: #6F9677;
    --color-700: #3E6346;
    --color-800: #0F341A;
    --color-900: #000902;
}

Colors that go with #A3CCAB

Color harmonies for #A3CCAB are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A3CCAB #D8B2D3

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BAC799 #A3CCAB #92CEC2

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A3CCAB #B0BEEA #E6B1A7

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A3CCAB #C6B7E3 #E4AFBE

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A3CCAB #9BC6E5 #D8B2D3 #DFB797

CSS gradients with #A3CCAB

These gradients show how #A3CCAB moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A3CCAB #BAD9C0 #D1E5D4 #E8F2EA #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A3CCAB, #BAD9C0, #D1E5D4, #E8F2EA, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A3CCAB #6E8A73 #3C4E40 #111913 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A3CCAB, #6E8A73, #3C4E40, #111913, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A3CCAB #8FCDCD #9CC6E5 #BBBBE7 #D8B2D3

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A3CCAB, #8FCDCD, #9CC6E5, #BBBBE7, #D8B2D3);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A3CCAB. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.78:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

11.78:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5391 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A3CCAB as the background.

background-color: #A3CCAB;
color: #000000;

Using #A3CCAB in design

See how #A3CCAB works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A3CCAB used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A3CCAB to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#C5EFCD

#A3CCAB

#0F341A

Colors similar to #A3CCAB

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A3CCAB, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#BCE6C4 #8AB292 #91D29F #B3C5B7 #AACBA4 #9CCDB2 #B7D8B1 #90C0A6

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A3CCAB may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #CDC5A9 Deuteranopia #C5C0AD Tritanopia #9ECAC3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A3CCAB can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 44.0459
Y: 53.9113
Z: 46.6055

CIELAB

L*: 78.41
a*: -20.0156
b*: 12.0496

OKLab

L: 0.806631
a: -0.055216
b: 0.031116

OKLCH

L: 0.806631
C: 0.06338
H: 150.5975°