What color is #A5BAB5?

#A5BAB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BAB5?

The RGB value is 165, 186, 181: 165 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BAB5?

The complementary color is #BAA5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BAB5 color

#A5BAB5 rgb(165, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BAB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (165, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#A5BAB5 color codes

HEX	`#A5BAB5`
RGB	`rgb(165, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, -8.17, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 8.17, 179.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.415, 46.453, 50.491)`
Decimal	`10861237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BAB5, 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 #A5BAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #A5BAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bab5; }
.text { color: #a5bab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bab5, #a5b4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5BAB5?: #A5BAB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BAB5?: The RGB value is 165, 186, 181: 165 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BAB5?: The complementary color is #BAA5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.