What color is #A5D68D?

#A5D68D 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 #A5D68D?

The RGB value is 165, 214, 141: 165 red, 214 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5D68D?

The complementary color is #BE8DD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5D68D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5D68D color

#A5D68D rgb(165, 214, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5D68D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 83.9% green and 55.3% blue (165, 214, 141).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#A5D68D color codes

HEX	`#A5D68D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 214, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 83.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, -29.14, 31.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 42.58, 133.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.37, 58.014, 34.054)`
Decimal	`10868365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5D68D, 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 #A5D68D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5D68D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #A5D68D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5d68d; }
.text { color: #a5d68d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5d68d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 214 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5d68d, #8dd69a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A5D68D?: #A5D68D 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 #A5D68D?: The RGB value is 165, 214, 141: 165 red, 214 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5D68D?: The complementary color is #BE8DD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5D68D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.