What color is #A5C0BB?

#A5C0BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C0BB?

The RGB value is 165, 192, 187: 165 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C0BB?

The complementary color is #C0A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C0BB color

#A5C0BB rgb(165, 192, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5C0BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (165, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#A5C0BB color codes

HEX	`#A5C0BB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, -10.12, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 10.14, 183.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.334, 49.285, 54.234)`
Decimal	`10862779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C0BB, 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 #A5C0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #A5C0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c0bb; }
.text { color: #a5c0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c0bb, #a5b7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5C0BB?: #A5C0BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C0BB?: The RGB value is 165, 192, 187: 165 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C0BB?: The complementary color is #C0A5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.