What color is #A5CD9B?

#A5CD9B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5CD9B?

The RGB value is 165, 205, 155: 165 red, 205 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5CD9B?

The complementary color is #C39BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5CD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5CD9B color

#A5CD9B rgb(165, 205, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5CD9B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 80.4% green and 60.8% blue (165, 205, 155).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#A5CD9B color codes

HEX	`#A5CD9B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 205, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 80.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -22.61, 20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 30.64, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.263, 54.028, 39.153)`
Decimal	`10866075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5CD9B, 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 #A5CD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5CD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #A5CD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5cd9b; }
.text { color: #a5cd9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5cd9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 205 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5cd9b, #9bcdaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A5CD9B?: #A5CD9B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5CD9B?: The RGB value is 165, 205, 155: 165 red, 205 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5CD9B?: The complementary color is #C39BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5CD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.