Colour

#A0BCBE

#A0BCBE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#A0BCBE is a cyan with RGB values 160, 188, 190 and HSL 184°, 19%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A0BCBE#A0BCBE

HEX#A0BCBE

RGBrgb(160, 188, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7373, 0.7451

RGB percentages62.7%, 73.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(184, 18.8%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184, 15.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK15.8%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,534,078

CSS custom property--colour: #A0BCBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#5F4341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8B9BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B5BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#97BEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Light blue · ΔE 12.1 Powder blue · ΔE 13.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1 Light grey · ΔE 14.3

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEA2A0

Analogous#A0BEB1, #A0ADBE

Triadic#BEA0BC, #BCBEA0

Split complementary#BEA0AD, #BEB1A0

Tetradic#B1A0BE, #BEA2A0, #ADBEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFC

Lighter +20%#DDE7E7

Lighter +10%#BED1D3

Darker −10%#82A7A9

Darker −20%#659093

Darker −30%#507375

Darker −40%#3B5557

More saturated +25%#8CCDD2

Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R160

G188

B190

Red160 (62.7%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue184°

Saturation (HSL)18.75%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G BC · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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