What color is #A5E1C2?

#A5E1C2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5E1C2?

The RGB value is 165, 225, 194: 165 red, 225 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5E1C2?

The complementary color is #E1A5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5E1C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5E1C2 color

#A5E1C2 rgb(165, 225, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5E1C2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 88.2% green and 76.1% blue (165, 225, 194).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 50% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#A5E1C2 color codes

HEX	`#A5E1C2`
RGB	`rgb(165, 225, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 88.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 50%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 27%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.86, -25.36, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.86, 26.93, 160.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.177, 65.743, 60.969)`
Decimal	`10871234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5E1C2, 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 #A5E1C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5E1C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #A5E1C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5e1c2; }
.text { color: #a5e1c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5e1c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 225 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5e1c2, #a5e1e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5E1C2?: #A5E1C2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5E1C2?: The RGB value is 165, 225, 194: 165 red, 225 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5E1C2?: The complementary color is #E1A5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5E1C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.