What color is #A5AC80?

#A5AC80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AC80?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 128: 165 red, 172 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AC80?

The complementary color is #8780AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AC80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AC80 color

#A5AC80 rgb(165, 172, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5AC80 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 50.2% blue (165, 172, 128).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#A5AC80 color codes

HEX	`#A5AC80`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, -9.99, 21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 24.05, 114.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.166, 39.063, 26.158)`
Decimal	`10857600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AC80, 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 #A5AC80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AC80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #A5AC80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ac80; }
.text { color: #a5ac80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ac80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ac80, #8fac80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5AC80?: #A5AC80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AC80?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 128: 165 red, 172 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AC80?: The complementary color is #8780AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AC80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.