What color is #A5E3B9?

#A5E3B9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5E3B9?

The RGB value is 165, 227, 185: 165 red, 227 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5E3B9?

The complementary color is #E3A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5E3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5E3B9 color

#A5E3B9 rgb(165, 227, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5E3B9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 89% green and 72.5% blue (165, 227, 185).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 53% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#A5E3B9 color codes

HEX	`#A5E3B9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 227, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 89%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 53%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.22, -28.03, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.22, 31.46, 152.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.74, 66.438, 55.987)`
Decimal	`10871737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5E3B9, 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 #A5E3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5E3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #A5E3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5e3b9; }
.text { color: #a5e3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5e3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 227 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5e3b9, #a5e3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5E3B9?: #A5E3B9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5E3B9?: The RGB value is 165, 227, 185: 165 red, 227 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5E3B9?: The complementary color is #E3A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5E3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.