Recognised as Colour
#A5AE97
- #A5AE97
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5AE97 is a green with RGB values 165, 174, 151 and HSL 83°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5AE97#A5AE97
HEX#A5AE97
RGBrgb(165, 174, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6824, 0.5922
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(83.5, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.5, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 13.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,135
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AE97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5A5168
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A097AE
Analogous#AEAB97, #9AAE97
Triadic#97A5AE, #AE97A5
Split complementary#9799AE, #AB97AE
Tetradic#97AEAB, #A097AE, #AE9799
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G174
B151
Red165 (64.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue83.48°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G AE · B 97
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