#A5A6AC Color

#A5A6AC is rgb(165, 166, 172) in RGB and hsl(231, 4%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A5A6AC

HEX#A5A6AC

RGBrgb(165, 166, 172)

HSLhsl(231, 4%, 66%)

HSVhsv(231, 4%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.009 278.6)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A5A6AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A5A6AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A5A6AC Complementary#ACABA5 Analogous#A5A9AC Analogous#A7A5AC Triadic#ACA5A6 Triadic#A6ACA5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A5A6AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2B3B8 #BDBDC2 #CACBCE #D5D5D8 #E2E2E4 #ECEDEE

Shades

#8D8E96 #76777F #5F6167 #4C4D52 #36373A #202022

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