What color is #A5AC94?

#A5AC94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AC94?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 148: 165 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AC94?

The complementary color is #9B94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AC94 color

#A5AC94 rgb(165, 172, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5AC94 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 58% blue (165, 172, 148).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#A5AC94 color codes

HEX	`#A5AC94`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, -6.84, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 13.39, 120.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.614, 39.643, 33.787)`
Decimal	`10857620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AC94, 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 #A5AC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #A5AC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ac94; }
.text { color: #a5ac94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ac94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ac94, #99ac94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5AC94?: #A5AC94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AC94?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 148: 165 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AC94?: The complementary color is #9B94AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.