What color is #A5A8B4?

#A5A8B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A8B4?

The RGB value is 165, 168, 180: 165 red, 168 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A8B4?

The complementary color is #B4B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A8B4 color

#A5A8B4 rgb(165, 168, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A8B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.9% green and 70.6% blue (165, 168, 180).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A5A8B4 color codes

HEX	`#A5A8B4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 168, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 1.31, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 6.66, 281.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.756, 39.3, 48.768)`
Decimal	`10856628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A8B4, 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 #A5A8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A5A8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a8b4; }
.text { color: #a5a8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 168 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a8b4, #aaa5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5A8B4?: #A5A8B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A8B4?: The RGB value is 165, 168, 180: 165 red, 168 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A8B4?: The complementary color is #B4B1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.