What color is #A5BB99?

#A5BB99 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 #A5BB99?

The RGB value is 165, 187, 153: 165 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BB99?

The complementary color is #AF99BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BB99 color

#A5BB99 rgb(165, 187, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BB99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.3% green and 60% blue (165, 187, 153).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% 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 10.17:1).

#A5BB99 color codes

HEX	`#A5BB99`
RGB	`rgb(165, 187, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 73.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.44, -13.86, 14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.44, 20.24, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.036, 45.839, 36.922)`
Decimal	`10861465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BB99, 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 #A5BB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #A5BB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bb99; }
.text { color: #a5bb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 187 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bb99, #99bb9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BB99?: #A5BB99 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 #A5BB99?: The RGB value is 165, 187, 153: 165 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BB99?: The complementary color is #AF99BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.