What color is #A5D5B3?

#A5D5B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5D5B3?

The RGB value is 165, 213, 179: 165 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5D5B3?

The complementary color is #D5A5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5D5B3 color

#A5D5B3 rgb(165, 213, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5D5B3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 83.5% green and 70.2% blue (165, 213, 179).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#A5D5B3 color codes

HEX	`#A5D5B3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 213, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 83.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 23%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, -22.35, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 25.26, 152.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.446, 58.841, 51.497)`
Decimal	`10868147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5D5B3, 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 #A5D5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #A5D5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d5b3; }
.text { color: #a5d5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 213 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d5b3, #a5d5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A5D5B3?: #A5D5B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5D5B3?: The RGB value is 165, 213, 179: 165 red, 213 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5D5B3?: The complementary color is #D5A5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.