What color is #A5D093?

#A5D093 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5D093?

The RGB value is 165, 208, 147: 165 red, 208 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5D093?

The complementary color is #BE93D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5D093 color

#A5D093 rgb(165, 208, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5D093 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 81.6% green and 57.6% blue (165, 208, 147).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#A5D093 color codes

HEX	`#A5D093`
RGB	`rgb(165, 208, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 81.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.17, -25.36, 25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.17, 36.19, 134.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.338, 55.217, 35.973)`
Decimal	`10866835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5D093, 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 #A5D093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #A5D093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d093; }
.text { color: #a5d093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 208 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d093, #93d09f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A5D093?: #A5D093 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5D093?: The RGB value is 165, 208, 147: 165 red, 208 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5D093?: The complementary color is #BE93D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.