HEX Color #A8D3AF (Darkseagreen)

About #A8D3AF

At its core, #A8D3AF is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 211 green, and 175 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 20% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8D3AF

RGB168, 211, 175

HSL129.8°, 32.8%, 74.3%

CMYK20%, 0%, 17%, 17%

HSV129.8°, 20.4%, 82.7%

LAB80.7, -21.1, 13.3

XYZ47.2, 58.0, 49.3

Decimal11064239

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8D3AF #D3A8CB

Analogous

#B6D3A8 #A8D3C4

Triadic

#AFA8D3 #D3AFA8

Tetradic

#A8B6D3 #D3A8CB #D3C4A8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8D3AF

#B1D7B7

#BBDCC0

#C5E1C9

#CEE6D2

#D8EBDB

#E2F0E4

#EBF5ED

#F5FAF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8D3AF

#95BB9B

#82A488

#708C74

#5D7561

#4A5D4D

#38463A

#252E26

#121713

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.67:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.60:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.59:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.71:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8D3AF; }

.text-color { color: #A8D3AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8D3AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen

#8FBC8F