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#A5D4BC Color

#A5D4BC is rgb(165, 212, 188) in RGB, hsl(149, 35%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5D4BC
HEX#A5D4BC
RGBrgb(165, 212, 188)
HSLhsl(149, 35%, 74%)
HSVhsv(149, 22%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.06 162.6)
LABlab(81.08% -19.57 6.65)
LCHlch(81.08% 20.67 161.23)

What #A5D4BC 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 #A5D4BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.68Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.33Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.97Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.08Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.56Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.8

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

#A5D4BC Channel Values

How #A5D4BC 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 212 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 35% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 22% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5D4BC 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5D4BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5D4BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5D4BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A5D4BC
Complementary
#D4A5BD
Analogous
#A6D4A5
Analogous
#A5D4D3
Triadic
#BCA5D4
Triadic
#D4BCA5
Split comp.
#D3A5D4
Split comp.
#D4A5A6

Tints & Shades of #A5D4BC

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

#B0D9C4
#BEE0CE
#C8E4D6
#D6EBE0
#E0F0E8
#EEF7F2

Shades

#83C3A2
#61B388
#49976F
#387556
#28533C
#173023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5D4BC.

How #A5D4BC 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#A5D4BC
Protanopia#CDCDBC
Protanomaly#BED0BC
Deuteranopia#C6C6BD
Deuteranomaly#BACCBD
Tritanopia#A9D1D1
Tritanomaly#A7D2C9
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5D4BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5d4bc: #A5D4BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5D4BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5d4bc': '#A5D4BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.831, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a5d4bc">#A5D4BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5D4BC"

More Green Colors

#A5D4BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A5D4BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5D4BC?

#A5D4BC is a light green — rgb(165, 212, 188) in RGB and hsl(149, 35%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #A5D4BC?

#A5D4BC is rgb(165, 212, 188) — red 165, green 212, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5D4BC?

#A5D4BC converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5D4BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5D4BC scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5D4BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5D4BC 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 14.55, which is visibly different.

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