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Recognised as Colour

#A5BBBB

  • #A5BBBB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#A5BBBB is a cyan with RGB values 165, 187, 187 and HSL 180°, 14%, 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

#A5BBBB#A5BBBB
HEX#A5BBBB
RGBrgb(165, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages64.7%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180, 13.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 11.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK11.8%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,861,499
CSS custom property--colour: #A5BBBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 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#5A4444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#9FBDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 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 8.6Dark grey · ΔE 9.4Light grey · ΔE 13Light blue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA5A5
Analogous#A5BBB0, #A5B0BB
Triadic#BBA5BB, #BBBBA5
Split complementary#BBA5B0, #BBB0A5
Tetradic#B0A5BB, #BBA5A5, #B0BBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFD
Lighter +20%#DFE7E7
Lighter +10%#C2D1D1
Darker −10%#88A5A5
Darker −20%#6C8E8E
Darker −30%#567171
Darker −40%#405454
More saturated +25%#91CFCF
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R165
G187
B187
Red165 (64.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)13.92%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR A5 · G BB · B BB

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