What color is #A5B071?

#A5B071 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B071?

The RGB value is 165, 176, 113: 165 red, 176 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B071?

The complementary color is #7C71B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B071?

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.

#A5B071 color

#A5B071 rgb(165, 176, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5B071 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69% green and 44.3% blue (165, 176, 113).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5B071 color codes

HEX	`#A5B071`
RGB	`rgb(165, 176, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, -14.13, 31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 34.09, 114.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.023, 40.243, 21.595)`
Decimal	`10858609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B071, 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 #A5B071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B071 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 #A5B071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b071; }
.text { color: #a5b071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 176 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b071, #85b071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A5B071?: #A5B071 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B071?: The RGB value is 165, 176, 113: 165 red, 176 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B071?: The complementary color is #7C71B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B071?: 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.