What color is #A5AAC2?

#A5AAC2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AAC2?

The RGB value is 165, 170, 194: 165 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AAC2?

The complementary color is #C2BDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AAC2 color

#A5AAC2 rgb(165, 170, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5AAC2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 66.7% green and 76.1% blue (165, 170, 194).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#A5AAC2 color codes

HEX	`#A5AAC2`
RGB	`rgb(165, 170, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 66.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, 3.16, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 13.22, 283.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.627, 40.643, 56.786)`
Decimal	`10857154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AAC2, 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 #A5AAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #A5AAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5aac2; }
.text { color: #a5aac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5aac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 170 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5aac2, #afa5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5AAC2?: #A5AAC2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AAC2?: The RGB value is 165, 170, 194: 165 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AAC2?: The complementary color is #C2BDA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.