What color is #A5A38E?

#A5A38E 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 #A5A38E?

The RGB value is 165, 163, 142: 165 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A38E?

The complementary color is #8E90A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A38E color

#A5A38E rgb(165, 163, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A38E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.9% green and 55.7% blue (165, 163, 142).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#A5A38E color codes

HEX	`#A5A38E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 163, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, -3, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 11.58, 105.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.496, 36.147, 30.798)`
Decimal	`10855310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A38E, 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 #A5A38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #A5A38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a38e; }
.text { color: #a5a38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 163 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a38e, #9ca58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A5A38E?: #A5A38E 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 #A5A38E?: The RGB value is 165, 163, 142: 165 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A38E?: The complementary color is #8E90A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.