What color is #A5B3BD?

#A5B3BD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B3BD?

The RGB value is 165, 179, 189: 165 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B3BD?

The complementary color is #BDAFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B3BD color

#A5B3BD rgb(165, 179, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B3BD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 70.2% green and 74.1% blue (165, 179, 189).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#A5B3BD color codes

HEX	`#A5B3BD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 179, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 70.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, -2.81, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 7.3, 247.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.82, 43.913, 54.46)`
Decimal	`10859453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B3BD, 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 #A5B3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #A5B3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b3bd; }
.text { color: #a5b3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 179 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b3bd, #a5a7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5B3BD?: #A5B3BD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B3BD?: The RGB value is 165, 179, 189: 165 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B3BD?: The complementary color is #BDAFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.