What color is #A5BCAC?

#A5BCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BCAC?

The RGB value is 165, 188, 172: 165 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BCAC?

The complementary color is #BCA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BCAC color

#A5BCAC rgb(165, 188, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BCAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (165, 188, 172).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#A5BCAC color codes

HEX	`#A5BCAC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 188, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 73.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.15, -10.97, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.15, 12.25, 153.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.945, 46.944, 45.926)`
Decimal	`10861740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BCAC, 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 #A5BCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #A5BCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bcac; }
.text { color: #a5bcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 188 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bcac, #a5bcb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5BCAC?: #A5BCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BCAC?: The RGB value is 165, 188, 172: 165 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BCAC?: The complementary color is #BCA5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.