What color is #A5DBC6?

#A5DBC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5DBC6?

The RGB value is 165, 219, 198: 165 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5DBC6?

The complementary color is #DBA5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5DBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5DBC6 color

#A5DBC6 rgb(165, 219, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5DBC6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 85.9% green and 77.6% blue (165, 219, 198).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#A5DBC6 color codes

HEX	`#A5DBC6`
RGB	`rgb(165, 219, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 85.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.3, -21.63, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.3, 22.14, 167.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.039, 62.738, 62.835)`
Decimal	`10869702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5DBC6, 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 #A5DBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5DBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #A5DBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5dbc6; }
.text { color: #a5dbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5dbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 219 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5dbc6, #a5d5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A5DBC6?: #A5DBC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5DBC6?: The RGB value is 165, 219, 198: 165 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5DBC6?: The complementary color is #DBA5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5DBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.