What color is #A0CBEA?

#A0CBEA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0CBEA?

The RGB value is 160, 203, 234: 160 red, 203 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0CBEA?

The complementary color is #EABFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0CBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0CBEA color

#A0CBEA rgb(160, 203, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0CBEA is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 79.6% green and 91.8% blue (160, 203, 234).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 64% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fail Whale (#99CCEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#A0CBEA color codes

HEX	`#A0CBEA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 203, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 79.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 64%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 32%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, -6.93, -19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 21.07, 250.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.7, 56.124, 85.987)`
Decimal	`10537962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0CBEA, 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 #A0CBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0CBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #A0CBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0cbea; }
.text { color: #a0cbea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0cbea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 203 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0cbea, #a0a6ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0CBEA?: #A0CBEA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0CBEA?: The RGB value is 160, 203, 234: 160 red, 203 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0CBEA?: The complementary color is #EABFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0CBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.