What color is #A0B5AD?

#A0B5AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B5AD?

The RGB value is 160, 181, 173: 160 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B5AD?

The complementary color is #B5A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B5AD color

#A0B5AD rgb(160, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (160, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#A0B5AD color codes

HEX	`#A0B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, -8.81, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 8.96, 169.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.562, 43.538, 45.899)`
Decimal	`10532269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B5AD, 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 #A0B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #A0B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b5ad; }
.text { color: #a0b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b5ad, #a0b3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0B5AD?: #A0B5AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B5AD?: The RGB value is 160, 181, 173: 160 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B5AD?: The complementary color is #B5A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.