What color is #A4BCC5?

#A4BCC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BCC5?

The RGB value is 164, 188, 197: 164 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BCC5?

The complementary color is #C5ADA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BCC5 color

#A4BCC5 rgb(164, 188, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BCC5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (164, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#A4BCC5 color codes

HEX	`#A4BCC5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.75, -6.25, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.75, 9.6, 229.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.369, 47.889, 59.771)`
Decimal	`10796229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BCC5, 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 #A4BCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #A4BCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bcc5; }
.text { color: #a4bcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bcc5, #a4abc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4BCC5?: #A4BCC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BCC5?: The RGB value is 164, 188, 197: 164 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BCC5?: The complementary color is #C5ADA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.