What color is #A5BD9D?

#A5BD9D 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 #A5BD9D?

The RGB value is 165, 189, 157: 165 red, 189 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BD9D?

The complementary color is #B59DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BD9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BD9D color

#A5BD9D rgb(165, 189, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BD9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 74.1% green and 61.6% blue (165, 189, 157).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#A5BD9D color codes

HEX	`#A5BD9D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 189, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 74.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -14.21, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 19.58, 136.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.799, 46.828, 38.834)`
Decimal	`10861981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BD9D, 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 #A5BD9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BD9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #A5BD9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bd9d; }
.text { color: #a5bd9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bd9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 189 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bd9d, #9dbda5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BD9D?: #A5BD9D 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 #A5BD9D?: The RGB value is 165, 189, 157: 165 red, 189 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BD9D?: The complementary color is #B59DBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BD9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.