What color is #A5ACB3?

#A5ACB3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ACB3?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 179: 165 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ACB3?

The complementary color is #B3ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ACB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5ACB3 color

#A5ACB3 rgb(165, 172, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ACB3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 70.2% blue (165, 172, 179).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#A5ACB3 color codes

HEX	`#A5ACB3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, -1.07, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 4.56, 256.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.405, 40.759, 48.483)`
Decimal	`10857651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ACB3, 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 #A5ACB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ACB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #A5ACB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5acb3; }
.text { color: #a5acb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5acb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5acb3, #a5a5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5ACB3?: #A5ACB3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ACB3?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 179: 165 red, 172 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ACB3?: The complementary color is #B3ACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ACB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.