What color is #A5BECD?

#A5BECD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BECD?

The RGB value is 165, 190, 205: 165 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BECD?

The complementary color is #CDB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BECD color

#A5BECD rgb(165, 190, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BECD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 74.5% green and 80.4% blue (165, 190, 205).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#A5BECD color codes

HEX	`#A5BECD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 190, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 74.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, -5.27, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 11.63, 243.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.947, 49.233, 64.881)`
Decimal	`10862285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BECD, 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 #A5BECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #A5BECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5becd; }
.text { color: #a5becd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5becd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 190 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5becd, #a5aacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5BECD?: #A5BECD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BECD?: The RGB value is 165, 190, 205: 165 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BECD?: The complementary color is #CDB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.