What color is #A5B2B3?

#A5B2B3 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 #A5B2B3?

The RGB value is 165, 178, 179: 165 red, 178 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B2B3?

The complementary color is #B3A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B2B3 color

#A5B2B3 rgb(165, 178, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B2B3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue (165, 178, 179).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#A5B2B3 color codes

HEX	`#A5B2B3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 178, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 69.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -4.31, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 4.78, 205.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.572, 43.094, 48.872)`
Decimal	`10859187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B2B3, 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 #A5B2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #A5B2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b2b3; }
.text { color: #a5b2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 178 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b2b3, #a5abb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5B2B3?: #A5B2B3 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 #A5B2B3?: The RGB value is 165, 178, 179: 165 red, 178 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B2B3?: The complementary color is #B3A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.