Information about #A5B4B5 color

#A5B4B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5B4B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 180, 181) — 64.7% red, 70.6% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 0 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #A5B4B5 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Slightly further away sit Casper (#AAB5B8) and Ashanti (#A6BBB3).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 180, 181) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A5B4B5: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5B4B5 color variations

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

#A5B4B5 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 #A5B4B5

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

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5B4B5
  • RGB165, 180, 181
  • CMYK6, 0, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(165, 180, 181)
  • HSL184°, 10%, 68%
  • HSL Precise183.75°, 9.756%, 67.843%
  • HSV184°, 9%, 71%
  • HSB184°, 9%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.706, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.706, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.706, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5B4B5
  • DECIMAL ID10859701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01