Information about #A5BDC0 color

#A5BDC0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A5BDC0 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 189, 192) — 64.7% red, 74.1% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 1 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #A5BDC0 floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Chi (#9FBFC2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Opal (#A8C3BC) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 189, 192) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A5BDC0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #A5BDC0 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5BDC0 color variations

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

#A5BDC0 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 #A5BDC0

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5BDC0
  • RGB165, 189, 192
  • CMYK11, 1, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(165, 189, 192)
  • HSL187°, 18%, 70%
  • HSL Precise186.667°, 17.647%, 70%
  • HSV187°, 14%, 75%
  • HSB187°, 14%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.741, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.741, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.741, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA5BDC0
  • DECIMAL ID10862016
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01