#a5c4ae Color Information

#a5c4ae Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a5c4ae. In RGB, it consists of 64.7% Red, 76.9% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.2% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 137.4°, with saturation of 20.8% and lightness of 70.8%. The decimal value for #a5c4ae is 10863790, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a5c4ae is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#a5c4ae Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color165, 196, 174 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.7%, 76.9%, 68.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.353, 0.231, 0.318 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.158, 0, 0.112, 0.231 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color137.4°, 20.8%, 70.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color137.4°, 15.8%, 76.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.897, 50.535, 47.538 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color165, 189, 196 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10863790 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.397, -14.731, 7.580 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.397, 16.567, 152.772 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.397, -15.875, 13.603 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.088, -16.691, 10.113 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.304, 0.358, 50.535 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289053870 / 0xffa5c4ae Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a5c4ae

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a5c4ae, its pure hue is 137.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.8%, and its lightness is 70.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a5c4ae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151916 to #90ac98.

Tints of #a5c4ae

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a5c4ae, its pure hue is 137.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.8%, and its lightness is 70.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a5c4ae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b0cbb8 to #f4f8f5.

Tones of #a5c4ae

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a5c4ae, its pure hue is 137.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 20.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a5c4ae, which range from #b5b5b5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6aff95 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a5c4ae

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a5c4ae! For #a5c4ae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a5c4ae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a5c4ae

This color, #a5c4ae, consists of 64.7% Red, 76.9% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 165, Green = 196, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a5c4ae is 15.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 11.2% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.7%
C15.8%
G76.9%
M0.0%
B68.2%
Y11.2%
K23.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 165 196 174
Octal 245 304 256
Hexa #a5 #c4 #ae
Binary 10100101 11000100 10101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 0 11 23
Octal 17 0 13 27
Hexa #0f #00 #0b #17
Binary 00001111 00000000 00001011 00010111

Analogous Colors of #a5c4ae

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a5c4ae — which has hue 137.4° — its analogous colors are located at 107.4° and 167.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5c4ae.

Triadic Colors of #a5c4ae

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a5c4ae — which has hue 137.4° — its triadic colors are located at 17.4° and 257.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5c4ae.

Complementary Color of #a5c4ae

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a5c4ae — which has hue 137.4° — its complementary color is located at 317.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5c4ae.

Split Complementary Colors of #a5c4ae

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a5c4ae — which has hue 137.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 137.4° and 347.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5c4ae.

Tetradic Colors of #a5c4ae

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a5c4ae — which has hue 137.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 47.4°, 137.4°, 227.4°, and 317.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a5c4ae.

Monochromatic Colors of #a5c4ae

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a5c4ae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #849b8a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cee5d5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a5c4ae

We want to make getting started with #a5c4ae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a5c4ae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a5c4ae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a5c4ae with other HTML elements.

#a5c4ae Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a5c4ae.
<span style="color: #a5c4ae;">The color of this text is #a5c4ae.</span>

#a5c4ae Background Color

The background color for this text is #a5c4ae.
<div style="background-color: #a5c4ae; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a5c4ae.</div>

#a5c4ae Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a5c4ae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a5c4ae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a5c4ae.</span>

#a5c4ae Border Color

This is a div with border color #a5c4ae.
<div style="border: #a5c4ae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a5c4ae.</div>

#a5c4ae Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a5c4ae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a5c4ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a5c4ae on a white background.</div></div>

#a5c4ae Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a5c4ae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a5c4ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a5c4ae on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a5c4ae to White

This is a gradient from #a5c4ae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a5c4ae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a5c4ae to white.</div>

Gradient from #a5c4ae to Black

This is a gradient from #a5c4ae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a5c4ae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a5c4ae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a5c4ae to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a5c4ae

In addition to using #a5c4ae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a5c4ae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a5c4ae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 165, Green = 196, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a5c4ae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a5c4ae
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(165, 196, 174)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a5c4ae; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a5c4ae; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a5c4ae; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(165, 196, 174);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a5c4ae")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:165, green:196, blue:174, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:165 green:196 blue:174 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(165f, 196f, 174f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(165, 196, 174);
 

#a5c4ae Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a5c4ae the same way. For those with color blindness, #a5c4ae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a5c4ae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a5c4ae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a5c4ae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a5c4ae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a5c4ae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text