What color is #A5989C?

#A5989C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5989C?

The RGB value is 165, 152, 156: 165 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5989C?

The complementary color is #98A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5989C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5989C color

#A5989C rgb(165, 152, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5989C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.6% green and 61.2% blue (165, 152, 156).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A5989C color codes

HEX	`#A5989C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 152, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, 5.5, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 5.51, 356.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.745, 32.857, 36.063)`
Decimal	`10852508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5989C, 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 #A5989C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5989C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A5989C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5989c; }
.text { color: #a5989c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5989c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 152 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5989c, #a59b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5989C?: #A5989C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5989C?: The RGB value is 165, 152, 156: 165 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5989C?: The complementary color is #98A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5989C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.