What color is #A5B28D?

#A5B28D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B28D?

The RGB value is 165, 178, 141: 165 red, 178 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B28D?

The complementary color is #9A8DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B28D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B28D color

#A5B28D rgb(165, 178, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5B28D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.8% green and 55.3% blue (165, 178, 141).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#A5B28D color codes

HEX	`#A5B28D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 178, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, -11.16, 17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 20.7, 122.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.245, 41.763, 31.346)`
Decimal	`10859149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B28D, 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 #A5B28D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B28D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #A5B28D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b28d; }
.text { color: #a5b28d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b28d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 178 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b28d, #93b28d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5B28D?: #A5B28D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B28D?: The RGB value is 165, 178, 141: 165 red, 178 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B28D?: The complementary color is #9A8DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B28D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.