What color is #A5A199?

#A5A199 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A199?

The RGB value is 165, 161, 153: 165 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A199?

The complementary color is #999DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A199 color

#A5A199 rgb(165, 161, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.1% green and 60% blue (165, 161, 153).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A5A199 color codes

HEX	`#A5A199`
RGB	`rgb(165, 161, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -0.02, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 4.67, 90.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.011, 35.789, 35.247)`
Decimal	`10854809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A199, 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 #A5A199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A5A199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a199; }
.text { color: #a5a199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 161 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a199, #a3a599); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5A199?: #A5A199 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A199?: The RGB value is 165, 161, 153: 165 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A199?: The complementary color is #999DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.