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Colour

#A5C5BA

  • #A5C5BA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#A5C5BA is a cyan with RGB values 165, 197, 186 and HSL 159°, 22%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#A5C5BA#A5C5BA
HEX#A5C5BA
RGBrgb(165, 197, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7725, 0.7294
RGB percentages64.7%, 77.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(159.4, 21.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 16.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK16.2%, 0%, 5.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,864,058
CSS custom property--colour: #A5C5BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#5A3A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C1BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBCBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC6C2no 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 text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light grey · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 15.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5A5B0
Analogous#A5C5AA, #A5C0C5
Triadic#BAA5C5, #C5BAA5
Split complementary#C5A5C0, #C5AAA5
Tetradic#AAA5C5, #C5A5B0, #C0C5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3EDEA
Lighter +10%#C4D9D2
Darker −10%#86B1A2
Darker −20%#679D8A
Darker −30%#527F70
Darker −40%#3E6054
More saturated +25%#93D8C0
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R165
G197
B186
Red165 (64.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue159.37°
Saturation (HSL)21.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G C5 · B BA

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