What color is #A5B0A1?

#A5B0A1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B0A1?

The RGB value is 165, 176, 161: 165 red, 176 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B0A1?

The complementary color is #ACA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B0A1?

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.

#A5B0A1 color

#A5B0A1 rgb(165, 176, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B0A1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69% green and 63.1% blue (165, 176, 161).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#A5B0A1 color codes

HEX	`#A5B0A1`
RGB	`rgb(165, 176, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.61, -6.68, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.61, 9.23, 136.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.474, 41.623, 39.771)`
Decimal	`10858657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B0A1, 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 #A5B0A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B0A1 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 #A5B0A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b0a1; }
.text { color: #a5b0a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b0a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 176 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b0a1, #a1b0a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5B0A1?: #A5B0A1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B0A1?: The RGB value is 165, 176, 161: 165 red, 176 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B0A1?: The complementary color is #ACA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B0A1?: 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.