What color is #A5B4B9?

#A5B4B9 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 #A5B4B9?

The RGB value is 165, 180, 185: 165 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B4B9?

The complementary color is #B9AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B4B9 color

#A5B4B9 rgb(165, 180, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B4B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (165, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#A5B4B9 color codes

HEX	`#A5B4B9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -4.17, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 6, 225.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.593, 44.144, 52.272)`
Decimal	`10859705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B4B9, 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 #A5B4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #A5B4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b4b9; }
.text { color: #a5b4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b4b9, #a5aab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5B4B9?: #A5B4B9 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 #A5B4B9?: The RGB value is 165, 180, 185: 165 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B4B9?: The complementary color is #B9AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.