What color is #A5A295?

#A5A295 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A295?

The RGB value is 165, 162, 149: 165 red, 162 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A295?

The complementary color is #9598A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A295 color

#A5A295 rgb(165, 162, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A295 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.5% green and 58.4% blue (165, 162, 149).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#A5A295 color codes

HEX	`#A5A295`
RGB	`rgb(165, 162, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, -1.27, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 7.26, 100.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.862, 36.01, 33.595)`
Decimal	`10855061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A295, 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 #A5A295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #A5A295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a295; }
.text { color: #a5a295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 162 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a295, #a0a595); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5A295?: #A5A295 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A295?: The RGB value is 165, 162, 149: 165 red, 162 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A295?: The complementary color is #9598A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.