What color is #A5B2AD?

#A5B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B2AD?

The RGB value is 165, 178, 173: 165 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B2AD?

The complementary color is #B2A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B2AD color

#A5B2AD rgb(165, 178, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B2AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.8% green and 67.8% blue (165, 178, 173).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#A5B2AD color codes

HEX	`#A5B2AD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 178, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, -5.49, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 5.58, 169.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.979, 42.857, 45.746)`
Decimal	`10859181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B2AD, 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 #A5B2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #A5B2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b2ad; }
.text { color: #a5b2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 178 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b2ad, #a5b1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5B2AD?: #A5B2AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B2AD?: The RGB value is 165, 178, 173: 165 red, 178 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B2AD?: The complementary color is #B2A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.