What color is #A8A5A1?

#A8A5A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A5A1?

The RGB value is 168, 165, 161: 168 red, 165 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A5A1?

The complementary color is #A1A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A5A1 color

#A8A5A1 rgb(168, 165, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A5A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.7% green and 63.1% blue (168, 165, 161).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 4% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#A8A5A1 color codes

HEX	`#A8A5A1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 165, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 4%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 4%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, 0.33, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 2.47, 82.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.036, 37.808, 39.111)`
Decimal	`11052449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A5A1, 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 #A8A5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #A8A5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a5a1; }
.text { color: #a8a5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 165 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a5a1, #a7a8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8A5A1?: #A8A5A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A5A1?: The RGB value is 168, 165, 161: 168 red, 165 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A5A1?: The complementary color is #A1A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.