What color is #A5E5C7?

#A5E5C7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5E5C7?

The RGB value is 165, 229, 199: 165 red, 229 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5E5C7?

The complementary color is #E5A5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5E5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5E5C7 color

#A5E5C7 rgb(165, 229, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5E5C7 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 89.8% green and 78% blue (165, 229, 199).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 55% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Splashes (#B0EFCE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#A5E5C7 color codes

HEX	`#A5E5C7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 229, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 89.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 55%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -26.31, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 27.56, 162.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.842, 68.159, 64.341)`
Decimal	`10872263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5E5C7, 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 #A5E5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5E5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #A5E5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5e5c7; }
.text { color: #a5e5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5e5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 229 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5e5c7, #a5e3e5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5E5C7?: #A5E5C7 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5E5C7?: The RGB value is 165, 229, 199: 165 red, 229 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5E5C7?: The complementary color is #E5A5C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5E5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.