What color is #A5BE94?

#A5BE94 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 #A5BE94?

The RGB value is 165, 190, 148: 165 red, 190 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BE94?

The complementary color is #AD94BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BE94?

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.

#A5BE94 color

#A5BE94 rgb(165, 190, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BE94 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 74.5% green and 58% blue (165, 190, 148).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5BE94 color codes

HEX	`#A5BE94`
RGB	`rgb(165, 190, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 74.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.17, -16.23, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.17, 24.57, 131.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.275, 46.964, 35.007)`
Decimal	`10862228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BE94, 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 #A5BE94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BE94 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 #A5BE94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5be94; }
.text { color: #a5be94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5be94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 190 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5be94, #94be98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BE94?: #A5BE94 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 #A5BE94?: The RGB value is 165, 190, 148: 165 red, 190 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BE94?: The complementary color is #AD94BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BE94?: 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.