What color is #A0BCCB?

#A0BCCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0BCCB?

The RGB value is 160, 188, 203: 160 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0BCCB?

The complementary color is #CBAFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0BCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0BCCB color

#A0BCCB rgb(160, 188, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0BCCB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 73.7% green and 79.6% blue (160, 188, 203).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#A0BCCB color codes

HEX	`#A0BCCB`
RGB	`rgb(160, 188, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 73.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -6.21, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 12.38, 239.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.257, 47.75, 63.426)`
Decimal	`10534091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0BCCB, 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 #A0BCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0BCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #A0BCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0bccb; }
.text { color: #a0bccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0bccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 188 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0bccb, #a0a6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0BCCB?: #A0BCCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0BCCB?: The RGB value is 160, 188, 203: 160 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0BCCB?: The complementary color is #CBAFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0BCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.