What color is #A5CA88?

#A5CA88 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5CA88?

The RGB value is 165, 202, 136: 165 red, 202 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5CA88?

The complementary color is #AD88CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CA88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5CA88 color

#A5CA88 rgb(165, 202, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5CA88 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 79.2% green and 53.3% blue (165, 202, 136).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#A5CA88 color codes

HEX	`#A5CA88`
RGB	`rgb(165, 202, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 79.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 33%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -24.08, 29.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 37.73, 129.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.081, 52.017, 31.164)`
Decimal	`10865288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5CA88, 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 #A5CA88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CA88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #A5CA88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ca88; }
.text { color: #a5ca88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ca88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 202 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ca88, #88ca8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5CA88?: #A5CA88 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5CA88?: The RGB value is 165, 202, 136: 165 red, 202 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5CA88?: The complementary color is #AD88CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CA88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.