What color is #A5C0CB?

#A5C0CB 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 #A5C0CB?

The RGB value is 165, 192, 203: 165 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C0CB?

The complementary color is #CBB0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C0CB color

#A5C0CB rgb(165, 192, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5C0CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (165, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#A5C0CB color codes

HEX	`#A5C0CB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -6.76, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 10.92, 231.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.143, 50.009, 63.763)`
Decimal	`10862795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C0CB, 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 #A5C0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #A5C0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c0cb; }
.text { color: #a5c0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c0cb, #a5adcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5C0CB?: #A5C0CB 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 #A5C0CB?: The RGB value is 165, 192, 203: 165 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C0CB?: The complementary color is #CBB0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.