What color is #A5ADA3?

#A5ADA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5ADA3?

The RGB value is 165, 173, 163: 165 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5ADA3?

The complementary color is #ABA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5ADA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5ADA3 color

#A5ADA3 rgb(165, 173, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5ADA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.8% green and 63.9% blue (165, 173, 163).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A5ADA3 color codes

HEX	`#A5ADA3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 173, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.85, -4.71, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.85, 6.29, 138.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.07, 40.531, 40.513)`
Decimal	`10857891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5ADA3, 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 #A5ADA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5ADA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A5ADA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ada3; }
.text { color: #a5ada3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ada3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 173 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ada3, #a3ada6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5ADA3?: #A5ADA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5ADA3?: The RGB value is 165, 173, 163: 165 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5ADA3?: The complementary color is #ABA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5ADA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.