Recognised as Colour
#A5B5A5
- #A5B5A5
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A5B5A5 is a green with RGB values 165, 181, 165 and HSL 120°, 10%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A5B5A5#A5B5A5
HEX#A5B5A5
RGBrgb(165, 181, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7098, 0.6471
RGB percentages64.7%, 71%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(120, 9.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 8.8%, 71%)
CMYK8.8%, 0%, 8.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,859,941
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B5A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5A4A5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5A5B5
Analogous#ADB5A5, #A5B5AD
Triadic#A5A5B5, #B5A5A5
Split complementary#ADA5B5, #B5A5AD
Tetradic#A5ADB5, #B5A5B5, #B5ADA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G181
B165
Red165 (64.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)9.76%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G B5 · B A5
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