What color is #A5B1AB?

#A5B1AB is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B1AB?

The RGB value is 165, 177, 171: 165 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B1AB?

The complementary color is #B1A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B1AB color

#A5B1AB rgb(165, 177, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B1AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (165, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#A5B1AB color codes

HEX	`#A5B1AB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -5.35, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 5.59, 163.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.588, 42.384, 44.668)`
Decimal	`10858923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B1AB, 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 #A5B1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #A5B1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b1ab; }
.text { color: #a5b1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b1ab, #a5b1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5B1AB?: #A5B1AB is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B1AB?: The RGB value is 165, 177, 171: 165 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B1AB?: The complementary color is #B1A5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.