What color is #A5FFDB?

#A5FFDB is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5FFDB?

The RGB value is 165, 255, 219: 165 red, 255 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5FFDB?

The complementary color is #FFA5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5FFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5FFDB color

#A5FFDB rgb(165, 255, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5FFDB is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 100% green and 85.9% blue (165, 255, 219).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mintastic (#AFFFD5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#A5FFDB color codes

HEX	`#A5FFDB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 255, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 100%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, -34.57, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 35.65, 165.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.059, 84.63, 79.964)`
Decimal	`10878939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5FFDB, 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 #A5FFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5FFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #A5FFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ffdb; }
.text { color: #a5ffdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ffdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 255 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ffdb, #a5f6ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5FFDB?: #A5FFDB is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5FFDB?: The RGB value is 165, 255, 219: 165 red, 255 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5FFDB?: The complementary color is #FFA5C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5FFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.