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#A5CAA9 Color

#A5CAA9 is rgb(165, 202, 169) in RGB, hsl(126, 26%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5CAA9
HEX#A5CAA9
RGBrgb(165, 202, 169)
HSLhsl(126, 26%, 72%)
HSVhsv(126, 18%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.061 147.9)
LABlab(77.94% -17.59 12.29)
LCHlch(77.94% 21.46 145.06)

What #A5CAA9 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 #A5CAA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.57Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.68Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.5Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.68Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.26Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.31

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

#A5CAA9 Channel Values

How #A5CAA9 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 202 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 26% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 18% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5CAA9 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5CAA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5CAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5CAA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5CAA9
Complementary
#CAA5C6
Analogous
#B4CAA5
Analogous
#A5CABB
Triadic
#A9A5CA
Triadic
#CAA9A5
Split comp.
#BBA5CA
Split comp.
#CAA5B4

Tints & Shades of #A5CAA9

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

#B2D2B5
#BCD7BE
#C8DFCB
#D5E6D7
#E2EEE3
#ECF4ED

Shades

#85B78A
#68A66E
#518A57
#3E6A43
#2B4A2E
#1A2D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5CAA9.

How #A5CAA9 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#A5CAA9
Protanopia#C4C4A9
Protanomaly#B9C7A9
Deuteranopia#BFBFAA
Deuteranomaly#B5C3AA
Tritanopia#AAC6C6
Tritanomaly#A8C8BB
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #A5CAA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5caa9: #A5CAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5CAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5caa9': '#A5CAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.792, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_a5caa9">#A5CAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5CAA9"

More Green Colors

#A5CAA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5CAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5CAA9?

#A5CAA9 is a light green — rgb(165, 202, 169) in RGB and hsl(126, 26%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #A5CAA9?

#A5CAA9 is rgb(165, 202, 169) — red 165, green 202, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5CAA9?

#A5CAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5CAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5CAA9 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5CAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5CAA9 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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