What color is #A5A3BB?

#A5A3BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A3BB?

The RGB value is 165, 163, 187: 165 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A3BB?

The complementary color is #B9BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A3BB color

#A5A3BB rgb(165, 163, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5A3BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.9% green and 73.3% blue (165, 163, 187).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#A5A3BB color codes

HEX	`#A5A3BB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 163, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 5.53, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 13.27, 294.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.582, 37.781, 52.317)`
Decimal	`10855355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A3BB, 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 #A5A3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #A5A3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a3bb; }
.text { color: #a5a3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 163 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a3bb, #b1a3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5A3BB?: #A5A3BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A3BB?: The RGB value is 165, 163, 187: 165 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A3BB?: The complementary color is #B9BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.