What color is #A5E2D0?

#A5E2D0 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Menthol Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5E2D0?

The RGB value is 165, 226, 208: 165 red, 226 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5E2D0?

The complementary color is #E2A5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5E2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5E2D0 color

#A5E2D0 rgb(165, 226, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5E2D0 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 88.6% green and 81.6% blue (165, 226, 208).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 51% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Menthol Kiss (#A0E2D4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#A5E2D0 color codes

HEX	`#A5E2D0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 226, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 88.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 51%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 27%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, -23.04, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 23.18, 173.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.095, 66.944, 69.733)`
Decimal	`10871504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5E2D0, 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 #A5E2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5E2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #A5E2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5e2d0; }
.text { color: #a5e2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5e2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 226 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5e2d0, #a5d5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A5E2D0?: #A5E2D0 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Menthol Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5E2D0?: The RGB value is 165, 226, 208: 165 red, 226 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5E2D0?: The complementary color is #E2A5B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5E2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.