What color is #A5B1B4?

#A5B1B4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B1B4?

The RGB value is 165, 177, 180: 165 red, 177 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B1B4?

The complementary color is #B4A8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B1B4 color

#A5B1B4 rgb(165, 177, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B1B4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.4% green and 70.6% blue (165, 177, 180).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#A5B1B4 color codes

HEX	`#A5B1B4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 177, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, -3.58, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 4.65, 219.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.476, 42.738, 49.341)`
Decimal	`10858932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B1B4, 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 #A5B1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #A5B1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b1b4; }
.text { color: #a5b1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 177 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b1b4, #a5aab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5B1B4?: #A5B1B4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B1B4?: The RGB value is 165, 177, 180: 165 red, 177 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B1B4?: The complementary color is #B4A8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.