Skip to content

#A5E52E Color

#A5E52E is rgb(165, 229, 46) in RGB, hsl(81, 78%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 80%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5E52E
HEX#A5E52E
RGBrgb(165, 229, 46)
HSLhsl(81, 78%, 54%)
HSVhsv(81, 80%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 80%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.208 128)
LABlab(84.33% -39.05 73.74)
LCHlch(84.33% 83.44 117.90)

What #A5E52E 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 #A5E52E, 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.

#A5E52E Channel Values

How #A5E52E 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 229 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 78% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 80% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 80% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5E52E 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A5E52E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A5E52E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5E52E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A5E52E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A5E52E.

How #A5E52E 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#A5E52E
Protanopia#DCDC30
Protanomaly#C8E02F
Deuteranopia#D3D337
Deuteranomaly#C2DA34
Tritanopia#B7D8D8
Tritanomaly#B0DDAE
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A5E52E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5e52e: #A5E52E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5E52E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5e52e': '#A5E52E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.898, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_a5e52e">#A5E52E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A5E52E"

More Green Colors

#A5E52E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A5E52E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5E52E?

#A5E52E is a mid-tone green — rgb(165, 229, 46) in RGB and hsl(81, 78%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #A5E52E?

#A5E52E is rgb(165, 229, 46) — red 165, green 229, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5E52E?

#A5E52E converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 80%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5E52E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5E52E scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5E52E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5E52E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.59, which is visibly different.

Open #A5E52E in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.