What color is #A5C3BD?

#A5C3BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C3BD?

The RGB value is 165, 195, 189: 165 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C3BD?

The complementary color is #C3A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C3BD color

#A5C3BD rgb(165, 195, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5C3BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 76.5% green and 74.1% blue (165, 195, 189).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#A5C3BD color codes

HEX	`#A5C3BD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 195, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 76.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, -11.28, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 11.29, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.215, 50.703, 55.591)`
Decimal	`10863549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C3BD, 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 #A5C3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #A5C3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c3bd; }
.text { color: #a5c3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 195 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c3bd, #a5bac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5C3BD?: #A5C3BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C3BD?: The RGB value is 165, 195, 189: 165 red, 195 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C3BD?: The complementary color is #C3A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.