What color is #A5AE8F?

#A5AE8F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AE8F?

The RGB value is 165, 174, 143: 165 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AE8F?

The complementary color is #988FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AE8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AE8F color

#A5AE8F rgb(165, 174, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5AE8F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 68.2% green and 56.1% blue (165, 174, 143).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#A5AE8F color codes

HEX	`#A5AE8F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 174, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 68.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.65, -8.73, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.65, 17.25, 120.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.61, 40.255, 31.875)`
Decimal	`10858127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AE8F, 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 #A5AE8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AE8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #A5AE8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ae8f; }
.text { color: #a5ae8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ae8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 174 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ae8f, #96ae8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5AE8F?: #A5AE8F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AE8F?: The RGB value is 165, 174, 143: 165 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AE8F?: The complementary color is #988FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AE8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.