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Colour

#A5BABE

  • #A5BABE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A5BABE is a cyan with RGB values 165, 186, 190 and HSL 190°, 16%, 70%. 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

#A5BABE#A5BABE
HEX#A5BABE
RGBrgb(165, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages64.7%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(189.6, 16.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 13.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK13.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,861,246
CSS custom property--colour: #A5BABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5A4541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B5BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9EBCBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.6Dark grey · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA9A5
Analogous#A5BEB5, #A5ADBE
Triadic#BEA5BA, #BABEA5
Split complementary#BEA5AD, #BEB5A5
Tetradic#B5A5BE, #BEA9A5, #ADBEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E0E7E9
Lighter +10%#C3D1D3
Darker −10%#87A3A9
Darker −20%#6A8C93
Darker −30%#557075
Darker −40%#3F5458
More saturated +25%#92C7D1
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R165
G186
B190
Red165 (64.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue189.6°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G BA · B BE

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