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Recognised as Colour

#A5CAC0

  • #A5CAC0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#A5CAC0 is a cyan with RGB values 165, 202, 192 and HSL 164°, 26%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#A5CAC0#A5CAC0
HEX#A5CAC0
RGBrgb(165, 202, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7922, 0.7529
RGB percentages64.7%, 79.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(163.8, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 0%, 5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,865,344
CSS custom property--colour: #A5CAC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5A353F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C5C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0C0C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CCBC7no 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 text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 14.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA5AF
Analogous#A5CAAE, #A5C2CA
Triadic#C0A5CA, #CAC0A5
Split complementary#CAA5C2, #CAADA5
Tetradic#ADA5CA, #CAA5AF, #C1CAA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F0ED
Lighter +10%#C5DDD6
Darker −10%#85B7AA
Darker −20%#65A493
Darker −30%#4F8778
Darker −40%#3C675B
More saturated +25%#93DCC8
Less saturated −25%#B7B8B8

Channel breakdown

R165
G202
B192
Red165 (64.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue163.78°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G CA · B C0

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