What color is #A5ABAE?

#A5ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ABAE?

The RGB value is 165, 171, 174: 165 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ABAE?

The complementary color is #AEA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5ABAE color

#A5ABAE rgb(165, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ABAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (165, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#A5ABAE color codes

HEX	`#A5ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(165, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, -1.53, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 2.74, 236.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.718, 40.181, 45.805)`
Decimal	`10857390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ABAE, 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 #A5ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #A5ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5abae; }
.text { color: #a5abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5abae, #a5a7ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5ABAE?: #A5ABAE is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ABAE?: The RGB value is 165, 171, 174: 165 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ABAE?: The complementary color is #AEA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.