Information about #A5ABAB color

#A5ABAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5ABAB belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 171, 171) (64.7% red, 67.1% green, 67.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A5ABAB presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Electric Gray (#A5ADAD). Slightly further away sit Double Surrender (#A8AAAB) and Titans Grey (#A5ACAF).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 171, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5ABAB: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5ABAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A5ABAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5ABAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#616868

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Black

#000000

#A5ABAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#8E9191

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#868888

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Grey

#808080

#A5ABAB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A5ABAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A5ABAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Atmosphere color link
Atmosphere

#A8AAA6

Rustic Gray color link
Rustic Gray

#A6ABA5

#A5ABAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5ABAB
  • RGB165, 171, 171
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(165, 171, 171)
  • HSL180°, 3%, 66%
  • HSL Precise180°, 3.448%, 65.882%
  • HSV180°, 4%, 67%
  • HSB180°, 4%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.671, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.671, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.671, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5ABAB
  • DECIMAL ID10857387
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers318 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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