What color is #A5B8AD?

#A5B8AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B8AD?

The RGB value is 165, 184, 173: 165 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B8AD?

The complementary color is #B8A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B8AD color

#A5B8AD rgb(165, 184, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B8AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.2% green and 67.8% blue (165, 184, 173).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#A5B8AD color codes

HEX	`#A5B8AD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 184, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, -8.68, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 9.31, 158.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.199, 45.297, 46.152)`
Decimal	`10860717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B8AD, 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 #A5B8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #A5B8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b8ad; }
.text { color: #a5b8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 184 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b8ad, #a5b8b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5B8AD?: #A5B8AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B8AD?: The RGB value is 165, 184, 173: 165 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B8AD?: The complementary color is #B8A5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.