What color is #A5D785?

#A5D785 is a light, moderate green known as Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Feijoa?

The RGB value is 165, 215, 133: 165 red, 215 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Feijoa?

The complementary color is #B785D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Feijoa color: hex code #A5D785

#A5D785 rgb(165, 215, 133)

Shades of green

Feijoa has the hex code #A5D785. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 84.3% green and 52.2% blue (165, 215, 133).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 51% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

Feijoa (#A5D785) color codes

HEX	`#A5D785`
RGB	`rgb(165, 215, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 84.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 51%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.9, -30.74, 35.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.9, 46.84, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.05, 58.293, 31.117)`
Decimal	`10868613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Feijoa, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5D785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5D785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d785; }
.text { color: #a5d785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 215 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d785, #85d78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

See #A5D785 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A5D785?: #A5D785 is a light, moderate green known as Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Feijoa?: The RGB value is 165, 215, 133: 165 red, 215 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Feijoa?: The complementary color is #B785D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.