What color is #A5BC97?

#A5BC97 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 #A5BC97?

The RGB value is 165, 188, 151: 165 red, 188 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BC97?

The complementary color is #AE97BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BC97 color

#A5BC97 rgb(165, 188, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BC97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.7% green and 59.2% blue (165, 188, 151).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#A5BC97 color codes

HEX	`#A5BC97`
RGB	`rgb(165, 188, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 73.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -14.71, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 21.85, 132.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.085, 46.2, 36.13)`
Decimal	`10861719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BC97, 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 #A5BC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #A5BC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bc97; }
.text { color: #a5bc97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bc97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 188 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bc97, #97bc9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BC97?: #A5BC97 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 #A5BC97?: The RGB value is 165, 188, 151: 165 red, 188 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BC97?: The complementary color is #AE97BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.