What color is #A5A9AE?

#A5A9AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A9AE?

The RGB value is 165, 169, 174: 165 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A9AE?

The complementary color is #AEAAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A9AE color

#A5A9AE rgb(165, 169, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5A9AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (165, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#A5A9AE color codes

HEX	`#A5A9AE`
RGB	`rgb(165, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, -0.44, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 3.09, 261.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.344, 39.431, 45.68)`
Decimal	`10856878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A9AE, 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 #A5A9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #A5A9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a9ae; }
.text { color: #a5a9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a9ae, #a6a5ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5A9AE?: #A5A9AE is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A9AE?: The RGB value is 165, 169, 174: 165 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A9AE?: The complementary color is #AEAAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.