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#A5BD8F Color

#A5BD8F is rgb(165, 189, 143) in RGB, hsl(91, 26%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5BD8F
HEX#A5BD8F
RGBrgb(165, 189, 143)
HSLhsl(91, 26%, 65%)
HSVhsv(91, 24%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.069 130.3)
LABlab(73.88% -14.71 20.49)
LCHlch(73.88% 25.23 125.68)

What #A5BD8F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A5BD8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.98Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.15Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.9Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.79Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A5BD8F Channel Values

How #A5BD8F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 165 · G 189 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 26% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 24% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5BD8F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5BD8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5BD8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5BD8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5BD8F
Complementary
#A78FBD
Analogous
#BCBD8F
Analogous
#8FBD8F
Triadic
#8FA5BD
Triadic
#BD8FA5
Split comp.
#8F8FBD
Split comp.
#BD8FBC

Tints & Shades of #A5BD8F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2C69F
#BCCEAB
#C9D7BC
#D6E1CC
#E3EADC
#EDF2E9

Shades

#8EAC72
#799A5B
#637D4A
#4C6039
#354328
#212A19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5BD8F.

How #A5BD8F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A5BD8F
Protanopia#B9B98F
Protanomaly#B1BB8F
Deuteranopia#B6B690
Deuteranomaly#AFB990
Tritanopia#ABB8B8
Tritanomaly#A9BAA9
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5BD8F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a5bd8f: #A5BD8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5BD8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5bd8f': '#A5BD8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.741, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_a5bd8f">#A5BD8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5BD8F"

More Green Colors

#A5BD8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A5BD8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5BD8F?

#A5BD8F is a light green — rgb(165, 189, 143) in RGB and hsl(91, 26%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #A5BD8F?

#A5BD8F is rgb(165, 189, 143) — red 165, green 189, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5BD8F?

#A5BD8F converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5BD8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5BD8F scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5BD8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5BD8F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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