What color is #A5C79D?

#A5C79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C79D?

The RGB value is 165, 199, 157: 165 red, 199 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C79D?

The complementary color is #BF9DC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C79D color

#A5C79D rgb(165, 199, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5C79D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 78% green and 61.6% blue (165, 199, 157).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#A5C79D color codes

HEX	`#A5C79D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 199, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 78%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -19.29, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 25.95, 138.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.025, 51.28, 39.576)`
Decimal	`10864541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C79D, 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 #A5C79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #A5C79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c79d; }
.text { color: #a5c79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 199 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c79d, #9dc7aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5C79D?: #A5C79D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C79D?: The RGB value is 165, 199, 157: 165 red, 199 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C79D?: The complementary color is #BF9DC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.