What color is #A5AC89?

#A5AC89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AC89?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 137: 165 red, 172 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AC89?

The complementary color is #9089AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AC89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AC89 color

#A5AC89 rgb(165, 172, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5AC89 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 53.7% blue (165, 172, 137).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A5AC89 color codes

HEX	`#A5AC89`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -8.63, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 19.26, 116.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.785, 39.311, 29.417)`
Decimal	`10857609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AC89, 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 #A5AC89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AC89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A5AC89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ac89; }
.text { color: #a5ac89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ac89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ac89, #94ac89); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5AC89?: #A5AC89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AC89?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 137: 165 red, 172 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AC89?: The complementary color is #9089AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AC89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.