What color is #A5DC95?

#A5DC95 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5DC95?

The RGB value is 165, 220, 149: 165 red, 220 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5DC95?

The complementary color is #CC95DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5DC95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5DC95 color

#A5DC95 rgb(165, 220, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5DC95 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 86.3% green and 58.4% blue (165, 220, 149).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#A5DC95 color codes

HEX	`#A5DC95`
RGB	`rgb(165, 220, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 86.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, -30.79, 29.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 42.54, 136.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.534, 61.354, 37.819)`
Decimal	`10869909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5DC95, 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 #A5DC95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5DC95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #A5DC95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5dc95; }
.text { color: #a5dc95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5dc95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 220 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5dc95, #95dca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A5DC95?: #A5DC95 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5DC95?: The RGB value is 165, 220, 149: 165 red, 220 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5DC95?: The complementary color is #CC95DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5DC95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.