What color is #A0B5C8?

#A0B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0B5C8?

The RGB value is 160, 181, 200: 160 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0B5C8?

The complementary color is #C8B3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0B5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0B5C8 color

#A0B5C8 rgb(160, 181, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 71% green and 78.4% blue (160, 181, 200).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#A0B5C8 color codes

HEX	`#A0B5C8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 181, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 71%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, -3.12, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 12.43, 255.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.444, 44.69, 61.075)`
Decimal	`10532296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0B5C8, 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 #A0B5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0B5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #A0B5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0b5c8; }
.text { color: #a0b5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0b5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 181 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0b5c8, #a0a1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0B5C8?: #A0B5C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0B5C8?: The RGB value is 160, 181, 200: 160 red, 181 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0B5C8?: The complementary color is #C8B3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0B5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.