What color is #A5BABE?

#A5BABE 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 #A5BABE?

The RGB value is 165, 186, 190: 165 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BABE?

The complementary color is #BEA9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BABE color

#A5BABE rgb(165, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BABE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (165, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#A5BABE color codes

HEX	`#A5BABE`
RGB	`rgb(165, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -6.34, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 7.75, 215.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.368, 46.834, 55.513)`
Decimal	`10861246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BABE, 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 #A5BABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #A5BABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5babe; }
.text { color: #a5babe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5babe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5babe, #a5adbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5BABE?: #A5BABE 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 #A5BABE?: The RGB value is 165, 186, 190: 165 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BABE?: The complementary color is #BEA9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.