What color is #A5B8BC?

#A5B8BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5B8BC?

The RGB value is 165, 184, 188: 165 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5B8BC?

The complementary color is #BCA9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5B8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5B8BC color

#A5B8BC rgb(165, 184, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5B8BC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (165, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#A5B8BC color codes

HEX	`#A5B8BC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, -5.69, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 7.1, 216.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.732, 45.91, 54.23)`
Decimal	`10860732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5B8BC, 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 #A5B8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5B8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #A5B8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5b8bc; }
.text { color: #a5b8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5b8bc, #a5acbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5B8BC?: #A5B8BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5B8BC?: The RGB value is 165, 184, 188: 165 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5B8BC?: The complementary color is #BCA9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5B8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.