Information about #A5BCC5 color

#A5BCC5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A5BCC5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 188, 197) — 64.7% red, 73.7% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 4 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #A5BCC5 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Shinto (#A6B5C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chi (#9FBFC2) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 188, 197) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A5BCC5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #A5BCC5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A5BCC5 color variations

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

#A5BCC5 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 #A5BCC5

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

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5BCC5
  • RGB165, 188, 197
  • CMYK13, 4, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(165, 188, 197)
  • HSL197°, 22%, 71%
  • HSL Precise196.875°, 21.622%, 70.98%
  • HSV197°, 16%, 77%
  • HSB197°, 16%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.737, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.737, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.737, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5BCC5
  • DECIMAL ID10861765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01