Information about #A4BFBC color

#A4BFBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A4BFBC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 191, 188) — 64.3% red, 74.9% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 1 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted cyan, #A4BFBC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Opal (#A8C3BC). Slightly further away sit Chi (#9FBFC2) and Rivendell (#A9BDB6).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 191, 188) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4BFBC: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #A4BFBC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A4BFBC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A4BFBC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A4BFBC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4BFBC
  • RGB164, 191, 188
  • CMYK11, 0, 1, 25
  • CSSrgb(164, 191, 188)
  • HSL173°, 17%, 70%
  • HSL Precise173.333°, 17.419%, 69.608%
  • HSV173°, 14%, 75%
  • HSB173°, 14%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.749, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.749, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.749, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA4BFBC
  • DECIMAL ID10796988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01