What color is #A5A99D?

#A5A99D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A99D?

The RGB value is 165, 169, 157: 165 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A99D?

The complementary color is #A19DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A99D color

#A5A99D rgb(165, 169, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A99D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (165, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#A5A99D color codes

HEX	`#A5A99D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -3.65, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 6.77, 122.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.79, 38.81, 37.497)`
Decimal	`10856861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A99D, 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 #A5A99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #A5A99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a99d; }
.text { color: #a5a99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a99d, #9fa99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A5A99D?: #A5A99D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A99D?: The RGB value is 165, 169, 157: 165 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A99D?: The complementary color is #A19DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.