What color is #A5BCCA?

#A5BCCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BCCA?

The RGB value is 165, 188, 202: 165 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BCCA?

The complementary color is #CAB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BCCA color

#A5BCCA rgb(165, 188, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BCCA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.7% green and 79.2% blue (165, 188, 202).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#A5BCCA color codes

HEX	`#A5BCCA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 188, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 73.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.97, -4.86, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.97, 10.83, 243.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.158, 48.229, 62.848)`
Decimal	`10861770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BCCA, 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 #A5BCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #A5BCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5bcca; }
.text { color: #a5bcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5bcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 188 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5bcca, #a5a9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5BCCA?: #A5BCCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BCCA?: The RGB value is 165, 188, 202: 165 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BCCA?: The complementary color is #CAB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.