What color is #A5A599?

#A5A599 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A599?

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

What is the complementary color of #A5A599?

The complementary color is #9999A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A599 color

#A5A599 rgb(165, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A599 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#A5A599 color codes

HEX	`#A5A599`
RGB	`rgb(165, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, -2.2, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 6.6, 109.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.721, 37.21, 35.484)`
Decimal	`10855833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A599, 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 #A5A599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #A5A599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a599; }
.text { color: #a5a599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a599, #9fa599); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A599?: #A5A599 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A599?: The RGB value is 165, 165, 153: 165 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A599?: The complementary color is #9999A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.