What color is #A5ACAD?

#A5ACAD 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 #A5ACAD?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 173: 165 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ACAD?

The complementary color is #ADA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ACAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5ACAD color

#A5ACAD rgb(165, 172, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ACAD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (165, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A5ACAD color codes

HEX	`#A5ACAD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, -2.27, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 2.65, 211.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.811, 40.521, 45.356)`
Decimal	`10857645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ACAD, 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 #A5ACAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ACAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A5ACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5acad; }
.text { color: #a5acad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5acad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5acad, #a5a8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5ACAD?: #A5ACAD 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 #A5ACAD?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 173: 165 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ACAD?: The complementary color is #ADA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ACAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.