What color is #A5C8CF?

#A5C8CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5C8CF?

The RGB value is 165, 200, 207: 165 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C8CF?

The complementary color is #CFACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C8CF color

#A5C8CF rgb(165, 200, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5C8CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 78.4% green and 81.2% blue (165, 200, 207).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#A5C8CF color codes

HEX	`#A5C8CF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 200, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 78.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, -10.1, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 12.49, 216.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.431, 53.811, 66.907)`
Decimal	`10864847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C8CF, 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 #A5C8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #A5C8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c8cf; }
.text { color: #a5c8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 200 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c8cf, #a5b3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A5C8CF?: #A5C8CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5C8CF?: The RGB value is 165, 200, 207: 165 red, 200 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C8CF?: The complementary color is #CFACA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.