What color is #A5A18D?

#A5A18D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A18D?

The RGB value is 165, 161, 141: 165 red, 161 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A18D?

The complementary color is #8D91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A18D color

#A5A18D rgb(165, 161, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A18D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.1% green and 55.3% blue (165, 161, 141).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#A5A18D color codes

HEX	`#A5A18D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 161, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -2.08, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 11.14, 100.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.069, 35.413, 30.287)`
Decimal	`10854797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A18D, 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 #A5A18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #A5A18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a18d; }
.text { color: #a5a18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 161 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a18d, #9da58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A5A18D?: #A5A18D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A18D?: The RGB value is 165, 161, 141: 165 red, 161 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A18D?: The complementary color is #8D91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.