What color is #A5A49E?

#A5A49E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A49E?

The RGB value is 165, 164, 158: 165 red, 164 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A49E?

The complementary color is #9E9FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A49E color

#A5A49E rgb(165, 164, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A49E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 64.3% green and 62% blue (165, 164, 158).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#A5A49E color codes

HEX	`#A5A49E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 164, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -0.76, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 3.32, 103.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.963, 37.019, 37.645)`
Decimal	`10855582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A49E, 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 #A5A49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #A5A49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a49e; }
.text { color: #a5a49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 164 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a49e, #a3a59e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A49E?: #A5A49E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A49E?: The RGB value is 165, 164, 158: 165 red, 164 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A49E?: The complementary color is #9E9FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.