What color is #A5A09F?

#A5A09F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A09F?

The RGB value is 165, 160, 159: 165 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A09F?

The complementary color is #9FA4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A09F color

#A5A09F rgb(165, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A09F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (165, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of the Colossus (#A3A2A1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A5A09F color codes

HEX	`#A5A09F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, 1.62, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 1.99, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.345, 35.644, 37.865)`
Decimal	`10854559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A09F, 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 #A5A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A5A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a09f; }
.text { color: #a5a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a09f, #a5a39f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A09F?: #A5A09F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A09F?: The RGB value is 165, 160, 159: 165 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A09F?: The complementary color is #9FA4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.