Information about #A5B5BE color

#A5B5BE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A5B5BE belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(165, 181, 190) (64.7% red, 71% green, 74.5% blue), or CMYK 10 / 4 / 0 / 25 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted azure, #A5B5BE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Casper (#AAB5B8).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 181, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A5B5BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A5B5BE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A5B5BE color variations

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

#A5B5BE 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 #A5B5BE

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

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5B5BE
  • RGB165, 181, 190
  • CMYK10, 4, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(165, 181, 190)
  • HSL202°, 16%, 70%
  • HSL Precise201.6°, 16.129%, 69.608%
  • HSV202°, 13%, 75%
  • HSB202°, 13%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.710, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.710, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.710, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5B5BE
  • DECIMAL ID10859966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01