What color is #A4A5BC?

#A4A5BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A5BC?

The RGB value is 164, 165, 188: 164 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A5BC?

The complementary color is #BCBBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A5BC color

#A4A5BC rgb(164, 165, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A5BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (164, 165, 188).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#A4A5BC color codes

HEX	`#A4A5BC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 165, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 64.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 4.3, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 12.66, 289.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.84, 38.433, 52.992)`
Decimal	`10790332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A5BC, 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 #A4A5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #A4A5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a5bc; }
.text { color: #a4a5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 165 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a5bc, #afa4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A5BC?: #A4A5BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A5BC?: The RGB value is 164, 165, 188: 164 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A5BC?: The complementary color is #BCBBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.