What color is #A5C6B3?

#A5C6B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C6B3?

The RGB value is 165, 198, 179: 165 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C6B3?

The complementary color is #C6A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C6B3 color

#A5C6B3 rgb(165, 198, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5C6B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 77.6% green and 70.2% blue (165, 198, 179).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#A5C6B3 color codes

HEX	`#A5C6B3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 198, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 77.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, -14.81, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 15.92, 158.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.846, 51.641, 50.297)`
Decimal	`10864307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C6B3, 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 #A5C6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #A5C6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c6b3; }
.text { color: #a5c6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 198 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c6b3, #a5c6c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5C6B3?: #A5C6B3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C6B3?: The RGB value is 165, 198, 179: 165 red, 198 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C6B3?: The complementary color is #C6A5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.