What color is #A5AB7E?

#A5AB7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AB7E?

The RGB value is 165, 171, 126: 165 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AB7E?

The complementary color is #847EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AB7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AB7E color

#A5AB7E rgb(165, 171, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5AB7E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.1% green and 49.4% blue (165, 171, 126).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#A5AB7E color codes

HEX	`#A5AB7E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 171, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -9.76, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 24.55, 113.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.846, 38.632, 25.408)`
Decimal	`10857342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AB7E, 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 #A5AB7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AB7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #A5AB7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ab7e; }
.text { color: #a5ab7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ab7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 171 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ab7e, #8eab7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5AB7E?: #A5AB7E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AB7E?: The RGB value is 165, 171, 126: 165 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AB7E?: The complementary color is #847EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AB7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.