What color is #A5D2A8?

#A5D2A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5D2A8?

The RGB value is 165, 210, 168: 165 red, 210 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5D2A8?

The complementary color is #D2A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D2A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5D2A8 color

#A5D2A8 rgb(165, 210, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5D2A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 82.4% green and 65.9% blue (165, 210, 168).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#A5D2A8 color codes

HEX	`#A5D2A8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 210, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 82.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.13, -22.86, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.13, 27.96, 144.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.63, 56.918, 45.62)`
Decimal	`10867368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5D2A8, 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 #A5D2A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D2A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #A5D2A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d2a8; }
.text { color: #a5d2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d2a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 210 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d2a8, #a5d2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5D2A8?: #A5D2A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5D2A8?: The RGB value is 165, 210, 168: 165 red, 210 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5D2A8?: The complementary color is #D2A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D2A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.