What color is #A5ABBA?

#A5ABBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ABBA?

The RGB value is 165, 171, 186: 165 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ABBA?

The complementary color is #BAB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ABBA?

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.

#A5ABBA color

#A5ABBA rgb(165, 171, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ABBA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.1% green and 72.9% blue (165, 171, 186).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A5ABBA color codes

HEX	`#A5ABBA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 171, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, 0.91, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 8.44, 276.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.941, 40.67, 52.243)`
Decimal	`10857402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ABBA, 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 #A5ABBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ABBA 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 #A5ABBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5abba; }
.text { color: #a5abba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5abba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 171 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5abba, #aaa5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5ABBA?: #A5ABBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ABBA?: The RGB value is 165, 171, 186: 165 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ABBA?: The complementary color is #BAB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ABBA?: 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.