What color is #A5BA92?

#A5BA92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BA92?

The RGB value is 165, 186, 146: 165 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BA92?

The complementary color is #A792BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BA92 color

#A5BA92 rgb(165, 186, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BA92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.9% green and 57.3% blue (165, 186, 146).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A5BA92 color codes

HEX	`#A5BA92`
RGB	`rgb(165, 186, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, -14.51, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 23.07, 128.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.263, 45.192, 33.896)`
Decimal	`10861202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BA92, 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 #A5BA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A5BA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ba92; }
.text { color: #a5ba92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ba92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 186 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ba92, #92ba93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BA92?: #A5BA92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BA92?: The RGB value is 165, 186, 146: 165 red, 186 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BA92?: The complementary color is #A792BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.