What color is #A5AAA1?

#A5AAA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AAA1?

The RGB value is 165, 170, 161: 165 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AAA1?

The complementary color is #A6A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AAA1?

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.

#A5AAA1 color

#A5AAA1 rgb(165, 170, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AAA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (165, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A5AAA1 color codes

HEX	`#A5AAA1`
RGB	`rgb(165, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, -3.46, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 5.31, 130.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.324, 39.322, 39.388)`
Decimal	`10857121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AAA1, 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 #A5AAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AAA1 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 #A5AAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5aaa1; }
.text { color: #a5aaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5aaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5aaa1, #a1aaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A5AAA1?: #A5AAA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AAA1?: The RGB value is 165, 170, 161: 165 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AAA1?: The complementary color is #A6A1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AAA1?: 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.