What color is #A5C9AD?

#A5C9AD 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 #A5C9AD?

The RGB value is 165, 201, 173: 165 red, 201 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C9AD?

The complementary color is #C9A5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C9AD color

#A5C9AD rgb(165, 201, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5C9AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 78.8% green and 67.8% blue (165, 201, 173).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#A5C9AD color codes

HEX	`#A5C9AD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 201, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 78.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -17.47, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 20.16, 150.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.945, 52.789, 47.401)`
Decimal	`10865069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C9AD, 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 #A5C9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #A5C9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c9ad; }
.text { color: #a5c9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 201 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c9ad, #a5c9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A5C9AD?: #A5C9AD 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 #A5C9AD?: The RGB value is 165, 201, 173: 165 red, 201 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C9AD?: The complementary color is #C9A5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.