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#A5BF92 Color

#A5BF92 is rgb(165, 191, 146) in RGB, hsl(95, 26%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 25%) 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 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5BF92
HEX#A5BF92
RGBrgb(165, 191, 146)
HSLhsl(95, 26%, 66%)
HSVhsv(95, 24%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.068 132.3)
LABlab(74.49% -15.31 19.72)
LCHlch(74.49% 24.97 127.83)

What #A5BF92 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 #A5BF92, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.45Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.53Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.81Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.84Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.11Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 13.33

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

#A5BF92 Channel Values

How #A5BF92 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 191 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 26% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 24% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5BF92 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5BF92 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5BF92

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5BF92; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5BF92
Complementary
#AC92BF
Analogous
#BBBF92
Analogous
#92BF96
Triadic
#92A5BF
Triadic
#BF92A5
Split comp.
#9692BF
Split comp.
#BF92BB

Tints & Shades of #A5BF92

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

#B2C8A2
#BCD0AF
#CAD9BF
#D4E1CC
#E2EADC
#ECF2E9

Shades

#8DAE75
#759A5B
#5F7D4A
#4C643A
#36472A
#202A19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5BF92.

How #A5BF92 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#A5BF92
Protanopia#BBBB92
Protanomaly#B3BD92
Deuteranopia#B7B793
Deuteranomaly#B0BA93
Tritanopia#ABBABA
Tritanomaly#A8BCAC
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5BF92 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5bf92: #A5BF92;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5BF92;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5bf92': '#A5BF92' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.749, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_a5bf92">#A5BF92</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5BF92"

More Green Colors

#A5BF92 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5BF92 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5BF92?

#A5BF92 is a light green — rgb(165, 191, 146) in RGB and hsl(95, 26%, 66%) 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #A5BF92?

#A5BF92 is rgb(165, 191, 146) — red 165, green 191, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5BF92?

#A5BF92 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5BF92 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5BF92 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5BF92 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5BF92 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 7.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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