What color is #A5A6A5?

#A5A6A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A6A5?

The RGB value is 165, 166, 165: 165 red, 166 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A6A5?

The complementary color is #A6A5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A6A5 color

#A5A6A5 rgb(165, 166, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A6A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.1% green and 64.7% blue (165, 166, 165).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#A5A6A5 color codes

HEX	`#A5A6A5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 166, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, -0.55, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 0.67, 144.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.944, 37.988, 41.029)`
Decimal	`10856101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A6A5, 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 #A5A6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #A5A6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a6a5; }
.text { color: #a5a6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 166 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a6a5, #a5a6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5A6A5?: #A5A6A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A6A5?: The RGB value is 165, 166, 165: 165 red, 166 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A6A5?: The complementary color is #A6A5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.