What color is #A5AB95?

#A5AB95 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AB95?

The RGB value is 165, 171, 149: 165 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AB95?

The complementary color is #9B95AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AB95?

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.

#A5AB95 color

#A5AB95 rgb(165, 171, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AB95 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.1% green and 58.4% blue (165, 171, 149).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5AB95 color codes

HEX	`#A5AB95`
RGB	`rgb(165, 171, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, -6.13, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 12.26, 120.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.504, 39.295, 34.142)`
Decimal	`10857365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AB95, 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 #A5AB95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AB95 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 #A5AB95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ab95; }
.text { color: #a5ab95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ab95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 171 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ab95, #9aab95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5AB95?: #A5AB95 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AB95?: The RGB value is 165, 171, 149: 165 red, 171 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AB95?: The complementary color is #9B95AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AB95?: 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.