What color is #A5ACBD?

#A5ACBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ACBD?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 189: 165 red, 172 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ACBD?

The complementary color is #BDB6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ACBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5ACBD color

#A5ACBD rgb(165, 172, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ACBD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 74.1% blue (165, 172, 189).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#A5ACBD color codes

HEX	`#A5ACBD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, 0.99, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 9.57, 275.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.453, 41.178, 54.004)`
Decimal	`10857661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ACBD, 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 #A5ACBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ACBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #A5ACBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5acbd; }
.text { color: #a5acbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5acbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5acbd, #aaa5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5ACBD?: #A5ACBD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ACBD?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 189: 165 red, 172 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ACBD?: The complementary color is #BDB6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ACBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.