What color is #A5AE9F?

#A5AE9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AE9F?

The RGB value is 165, 174, 159: 165 red, 174 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AE9F?

The complementary color is #A89FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AE9F?

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.

#A5AE9F color

#A5AE9F rgb(165, 174, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AE9F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 68.2% green and 62.4% blue (165, 174, 159).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5AE9F color codes

HEX	`#A5AE9F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 174, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 68.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -5.98, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 8.91, 132.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.91, 40.774, 38.72)`
Decimal	`10858143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AE9F, 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 #A5AE9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AE9F 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 #A5AE9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ae9f; }
.text { color: #a5ae9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ae9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 174 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ae9f, #9faea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5AE9F?: #A5AE9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AE9F?: The RGB value is 165, 174, 159: 165 red, 174 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AE9F?: The complementary color is #A89FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AE9F?: 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.