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#A5CDA2 Color

#A5CDA2 is rgb(165, 205, 162) in RGB, hsl(116, 30%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 20%) 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 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5CDA2
HEX#A5CDA2
RGBrgb(165, 205, 162)
HSLhsl(116, 30%, 72%)
HSVhsv(116, 21%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.073 143.1)
LABlab(78.65% -19.90 16.96)
LCHlch(78.65% 26.15 139.56)

What #A5CDA2 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 #A5CDA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A5CDA2 Channel Values

How #A5CDA2 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 205 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 30% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 21% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5CDA2 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A5CDA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5CDA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A5CDA2

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

Shades

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How #A5CDA2 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#A5CDA2
Protanopia#C7C7A2
Protanomaly#BAC9A2
Deuteranopia#C1C1A3
Deuteranomaly#B6C6A3
Tritanopia#ABC8C8
Tritanomaly#A9CABA
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5CDA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5cda2: #A5CDA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5CDA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5cda2': '#A5CDA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.804, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_a5cda2">#A5CDA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5CDA2"

More Green Colors

#A5CDA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A5CDA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5CDA2?

#A5CDA2 is a light green — rgb(165, 205, 162) in RGB and hsl(116, 30%, 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 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #A5CDA2?

#A5CDA2 is rgb(165, 205, 162) — red 165, green 205, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5CDA2?

#A5CDA2 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5CDA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5CDA2 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5CDA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5CDA2 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 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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