What color is #A5AFAB?

#A5AFAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AFAB?

The RGB value is 165, 175, 171: 165 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AFAB?

The complementary color is #AFA5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AFAB color

#A5AFAB rgb(165, 175, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AFAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (165, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% 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 9.32:1).

#A5AFAB color codes

HEX	`#A5AFAB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -4.27, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 4.35, 168.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.196, 41.599, 44.537)`
Decimal	`10858411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AFAB, 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 #A5AFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #A5AFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5afab; }
.text { color: #a5afab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5afab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5afab, #a5aeaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5AFAB?: #A5AFAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AFAB?: The RGB value is 165, 175, 171: 165 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AFAB?: The complementary color is #AFA5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.