What color is #A5B6CB?

#A5B6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B6CB?

The RGB value is 165, 182, 203: 165 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B6CB?

The complementary color is #CBBAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B6CB color

#A5B6CB rgb(165, 182, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B6CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 71.4% green and 79.6% blue (165, 182, 203).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#A5B6CB color codes

HEX	`#A5B6CB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 182, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 71.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.39, -1.42, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.39, 12.66, 263.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.022, 45.766, 63.055)`
Decimal	`10860235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B6CB, 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 #A5B6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #A5B6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b6cb; }
.text { color: #a5b6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 182 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b6cb, #a7a5cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A5B6CB?: #A5B6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B6CB?: The RGB value is 165, 182, 203: 165 red, 182 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B6CB?: The complementary color is #CBBAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.