What color is #A5AEA7?

#A5AEA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AEA7?

The RGB value is 165, 174, 167: 165 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AEA7?

The complementary color is #AEA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AEA7 color

#A5AEA7 rgb(165, 174, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AEA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 68.2% green and 65.5% blue (165, 174, 167).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#A5AEA7 color codes

HEX	`#A5AEA7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 174, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 68.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -4.5, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 5.15, 150.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.627, 41.061, 42.495)`
Decimal	`10858151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AEA7, 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 #A5AEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #A5AEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5aea7; }
.text { color: #a5aea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5aea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 174 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5aea7, #a5aeac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5AEA7?: #A5AEA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AEA7?: The RGB value is 165, 174, 167: 165 red, 174 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AEA7?: The complementary color is #AEA5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.