What color is #A5B486?

#A5B486 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B486?

The RGB value is 165, 180, 134: 165 red, 180 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B486?

The complementary color is #9586B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B486 color

#A5B486 rgb(165, 180, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5B486 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 70.6% green and 52.5% blue (165, 180, 134).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#A5B486 color codes

HEX	`#A5B486`
RGB	`rgb(165, 180, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 70.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, -13.28, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 25.52, 121.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.141, 42.363, 28.823)`
Decimal	`10859654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B486, 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 #A5B486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #A5B486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b486; }
.text { color: #a5b486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 180 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b486, #8eb486); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5B486?: #A5B486 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B486?: The RGB value is 165, 180, 134: 165 red, 180 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B486?: The complementary color is #9586B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.