Color #A5AA9C – Grayscale Color Palettes & Inspiration

Q: What is the complementary color of #A5AA9C?

The complementary color is #5A5563.

Q: Does #A5AA9C have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.38:1. On black: 8.83:1.

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#A5AA9C FAQs

What is the RGB value of #A5AA9C?

RGB: 165, 170, 156. Copy as CSS: rgb(165, 170, 156).

Is #A5AA9C a web-safe color?

No — web-safe colors use pairs from 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF.

What is the complementary color of #A5AA9C?

Complement: #5A5563.

Does #A5AA9C have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.38:1 (Fails AA). On black: 8.83:1 (AAA (normal text)).

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Color #a5aa9c Description

Build combos with #A5AA9C

#A5AA9C has RGB values of 165, 170, 156 and CMYK 3, 0, 8, 33. This grayscale color works well for neutral surfaces and typography. Tags: grayscale, neutral, reads well with black text, mid gray. The page below contains color combinations, color schemes, color palettes, and images that match and go well with the hex color a5aa9c. The best text color paired with #A5AA9C is #000000 There is 1 colour combination with hex code #a5aa9c.

Readable text on #A5AA9C

Black text: AAA (8.8:1)White text: Fail (2.4:1)