What color is #A5CC87?

#A5CC87 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 #A5CC87?

The RGB value is 165, 204, 135: 165 red, 204 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5CC87?

The complementary color is #AE87CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CC87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5CC87 color

#A5CC87 rgb(165, 204, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5CC87 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 80% green and 52.9% blue (165, 204, 135).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 40% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#A5CC87 color codes

HEX	`#A5CC87`
RGB	`rgb(165, 204, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 80%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 40%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.84, -25.2, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.84, 39.4, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.482, 52.934, 30.949)`
Decimal	`10865799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5CC87, 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 #A5CC87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CC87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #A5CC87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5cc87; }
.text { color: #a5cc87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5cc87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 204 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5cc87, #87cc8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5CC87?: #A5CC87 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 #A5CC87?: The RGB value is 165, 204, 135: 165 red, 204 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5CC87?: The complementary color is #AE87CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CC87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.