What color is #A5B09B?

#A5B09B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B09B?

The RGB value is 165, 176, 155: 165 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B09B?

The complementary color is #A69BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B09B color

#A5B09B rgb(165, 176, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B09B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69% green and 60.8% blue (165, 176, 155).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#A5B09B color codes

HEX	`#A5B09B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 176, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, -7.76, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 12.23, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.958, 41.416, 37.051)`
Decimal	`10858651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B09B, 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 #A5B09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #A5B09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b09b; }
.text { color: #a5b09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 176 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b09b, #9bb09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5B09B?: #A5B09B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B09B?: The RGB value is 165, 176, 155: 165 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B09B?: The complementary color is #A69BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.