What color is #A5C19D?

#A5C19D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C19D?

The RGB value is 165, 193, 157: 165 red, 193 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C19D?

The complementary color is #B99DC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C19D color

#A5C19D rgb(165, 193, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5C19D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 75.7% green and 61.6% blue (165, 193, 157).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#A5C19D color codes

HEX	`#A5C19D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 193, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 75.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.18, -16.26, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.18, 22.14, 137.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.672, 48.573, 39.124)`
Decimal	`10863005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C19D, 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 #A5C19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #A5C19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c19d; }
.text { color: #a5c19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 193 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c19d, #9dc1a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5C19D?: #A5C19D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C19D?: The RGB value is 165, 193, 157: 165 red, 193 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C19D?: The complementary color is #B99DC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.