What color is #A5AE97?

#A5AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AE97?

The RGB value is 165, 174, 151: 165 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AE97?

The complementary color is #A097AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AE97 color

#A5AE97 rgb(165, 174, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (165, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A5AE97 color codes

HEX	`#A5AE97`
RGB	`rgb(165, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, -7.39, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 13.04, 124.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.238, 40.506, 35.181)`
Decimal	`10858135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AE97, 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 #A5AE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A5AE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ae97; }
.text { color: #a5ae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ae97, #9aae97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5AE97?: #A5AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AE97?: The RGB value is 165, 174, 151: 165 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AE97?: The complementary color is #A097AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.