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Emerald Silk Faint

Green · Hue 120
Hex
#A5B6A5
RGB
rgb(165, 182, 165)
HSL
hsl(120, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.1:1Fail
on black
9.8:1AA
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About this color

Emerald Silk Faint (#A5B6A5) belongs to the green family — hue 120°, 10% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-emerald-silk-faint: #A5B6A5;
  --colorarchive-emerald-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(120, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-emerald-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 182, 165);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Emerald Bloom Faint
#BCC8BC · hsl(120, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Emerald Tone Faint
#8FA38F · hsl(120, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Fuchsia Silk Faint
#B6A5B6 · hsl(300, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Celadon Silk Faint
#A5B6AC · hsl(145, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Moss Silk Faint
#ABB6A5 · hsl(100, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Iris Silk Faint
#A5A5B6 · hsl(240, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Crimson Silk Faint
#B6A5A5 · hsl(0, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Blush Silk Faint
#B6A5AD · hsl(330, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Emerald Silk Faint #A5B6A5
Lighter companion: Emerald Bloom Faint #BCC8BC
Darker companion: Emerald Tone Faint #8FA38F
Complementary counterpoint: Fuchsia Silk Faint #B6A5B6
Analogous lead: Celadon Silk Faint #A5B6AC
Analogous echo: Moss Silk Faint #ABB6A5
Triadic +120°: Iris Silk Faint #A5A5B6
Triadic +240°: Crimson Silk Faint #B6A5A5
Split-comp +150°: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6
Split-comp +210°: Blush Silk Faint #B6A5AD

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Emerald Silk Muted
#9FBC9F · hsl(120, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Clover Silk Faint
#A7B6A5 · hsl(115, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Emerald Tone Faint
#8FA38F · hsl(120, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Emerald Bloom Faint
#BCC8BC · hsl(120, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Emerald Silk Dust
#98C398 · hsl(120, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Clover Silk Muted
#A1BC9F · hsl(115, 18%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.4:1
Fuchsia Ink Faint
#272027
AAA7.5:1
Fuchsia Ink Muted
#2A1D2A
AAA7.6:1
Fuchsia Ink Dust
#2D1A2D
AAA7.6:1
Fuchsia Ink Soft
#301830
AAA7.6:1
Fuchsia Ink Clear
#371037
AAA7.5:1
Fuchsia Ink Vivid
#3E093E

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#ACAAAA
Protanopia
#ADADA9
Tritanopia
#A6ADAD
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