What color is #A5ACA5?

#A5ACA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ACA5?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 165: 165 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ACA5?

The complementary color is #ACA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ACA5?

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.

#A5ACA5 color

#A5ACA5 rgb(165, 172, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ACA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 64.7% blue (165, 172, 165).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 4% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5ACA5 color codes

HEX	`#A5ACA5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 4%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -3.8, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 4.68, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.06, 40.221, 41.401)`
Decimal	`10857637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ACA5, 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 #A5ACA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ACA5 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 #A5ACA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5aca5; }
.text { color: #a5aca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5aca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5aca5, #a5aca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5ACA5?: #A5ACA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ACA5?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 165: 165 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ACA5?: The complementary color is #ACA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ACA5?: 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.