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What color is A5AAAE?

The RGB color code for color number #A5AAAE is RGB(165, 170, 174). In the RGB color model, #A5AAAE has a red value of 165, a green value of 170, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 5.2% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 206.7° (degrees), 5.3 % saturation, and 66.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A5AAAE has a hue of 206.7° (degrees), 5.2 % saturation and 68.2 % brightness/value.



Color A5AAAE is cool or warm?

Color A5AAAE is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A5AAAE? (For interior and product design)

A5AAAE has an LRV of nearly 40. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#A5AAAE

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of #A5AAAE with dark and light Color




Is #A5AAAE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A5AAAE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A5AAAE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(165, 170, 174)
Red
165 (64.7%)
Green
170 (66.7%)
Blue
174 (68.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
5.17%
Magenta
2.30%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
31.76%

HSL

HSL(206.67deg, 5.3 %, 66.5 %)

Hue
206.67°
Saturation
5.26 %.
Lightness
66.47 %.

RYB

RYB(39, 66, 65)
Red
39 (15.1%)
Yellow
66 (25.8%)
Blue
65 (25.6%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
206.67°
Saturation
5.17 %.
Brightness / Value
68.24 %.

HWB

H: 206.67°

W: 64.71 %

B: 31.76 %

XYZ

X : 37.53

Y : 39.8

Z : 45.75

YXY

Y1 : 39.8

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 35.29%

M : 33.33%

Y : 31.76%


LRV

~ 39.8 %

Munsell Color System

3.2B 6.8/0.6

CIE-Lab

L : 69.33

A : -0.98

B : -2.68

CIE-Lch

L : 69.33

C : 2.85

H : 249.9

CIE-Luv

L : 69.33

U : -3.01

V : -3.79

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.09

A : -4.22

B : 1.17






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #A5AAAE


Here are the colors similar to A5AAAE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 2.85 (97.1% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 3.01 (97.0% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 5.99 (94.0% similar)
#91A3B0
Cadet Gray
ΔE - 6.16 (93.8% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A5AAAE.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A5AAAE.


#A6A9AA
PANTONE Silver 10077 C
ΔE - 1.66 (98.3% similar)
#AAADAE
PANTONE 10105 C
ΔE - 1.89 (98.1% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 2.02 (98.0% similar)
#ADB0B1
PANTONE 10104 C
ΔE - 2.42 (97.6% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A5AAAE.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A5AAAE.


#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 3.22 (96.8% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 3.40 (96.6% similar)
#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 3.57 (96.4% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 4.58 (95.4% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A5AAAE.


#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 3.79 (96.2% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 4.07 (95.9% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 5.17 (94.8% similar)
#B0B0A9
RAL 7038 - Agate Gray
ΔE - 6.20 (93.8% similar)




Paint color for Hex #A5AAAE


Here are the paint colors similar to A5AAAE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Sherwin Williams


#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 1.36 (98.6% similar)
#A0A5A7
Network Gray (SW 7073)
ΔE - 1.87 (98.1% similar)
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#A5A9A8
Gris (SW 7659)
ΔE - 2.72 (97.3% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Benjamin Moore


#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 1.49 (98.5% similar)
#A3A8A8
Slate (CW-700)
ΔE - 2.33 (97.7% similar)
#9A9FA2
Delray Gray (1614)
ΔE - 3.36 (96.6% similar)
#9CA8B3
New Hope Gray (2130-50)
ΔE - 3.85 (96.2% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Dunn-Edwards


#A1A5A8
Baby Seal (DE 6361)
ΔE - 1.55 (98.4% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 2.20 (97.8% similar)
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf (DE 6354)
ΔE - 3.18 (96.8% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 3.47 (96.5% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to PPG Paints


#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 1.59 (98.4% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 2.09 (97.9% similar)
#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 2.72 (97.3% similar)
#999FA3
Gray Suit (PPG0993-4)
ΔE - 3.40 (96.6% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Valspar


#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 1.77 (98.2% similar)
#A1A8A9
Cloud Mountain (V115-2)
ΔE - 2.29 (97.7% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 3.95 (96.0% similar)
#B1B4B2
Polished Silver (4008-1B)
ΔE - 4.29 (95.7% similar)


Behr

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Behr


#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 2.25 (97.8% similar)
#A4A6A4
Chain Reaction (PPU25-16)
ΔE - 3.49 (96.5% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)
#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 3.72 (96.3% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A5AAAE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A5AAAE to Farrow & Ball


#9EA09D
Manor House Gray (265)
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)
#98ACBA
Kittiwake (307)
ΔE - 6.15 (93.8% similar)
#B0BEC6
Parma Gray (27)
ΔE - 6.27 (93.7% similar)
#B1B1AA
Lamp Room Gray (88)
ΔE - 6.29 (93.7% similar)







Color Combinations


#A5AAAE color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A5AAAE
Dark Gray*

AEA9A5
Dark Gray*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A5AAAE?

Color that best contrast with #A5AAAE is #AEA9A5, color name is Dark Gray*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A5AAAE?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A5AAAE is #AEA9A5, color name is Dark Gray*.





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