What color is #A0A5B8?

#A0A5B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A5B8?

The RGB value is 160, 165, 184: 160 red, 165 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A5B8?

The complementary color is #B8B3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A5B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A5B8 color

#A0A5B8 rgb(160, 165, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0A5B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 64.7% green and 72.2% blue (160, 165, 184).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#A0A5B8 color codes

HEX	`#A0A5B8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 165, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 64.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 2.11, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 10.58, 281.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.602, 37.844, 50.714)`
Decimal	`10528184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A5B8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0A5B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A5B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0A5B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a5b8; }
.text { color: #a0a5b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a5b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 165 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a5b8, #a7a0b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A5B8?: #A0A5B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A5B8?: The RGB value is 160, 165, 184: 160 red, 165 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A5B8?: The complementary color is #B8B3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A5B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.