Information about #A8BEC5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8BEC5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 190, 197) — 65.9% red, 74.5% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 3 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #A8BEC5 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

The recipe behind #A8BEC5 is rgb(168, 190, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #A8BEC5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8BEC5 color variations

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

#A8BEC5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8BEC5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8
#587984

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#3A5158

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Black

#000000

#A8BEC5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8BEC5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8BEC5 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
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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
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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
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#A9C6BE
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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
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#C6A9BF
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#BFC6A9
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#BEA9C6
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#B1C6A9
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Nearest named colors to #A8BEC5

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

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#A8BEC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8BEC5
  • RGB168, 190, 197
  • CMYK11, 3, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(168, 190, 197)
  • HSL194°, 20%, 72%
  • HSL Precise194.483°, 20%, 71.569%
  • HSV194°, 15%, 77%
  • HSB194°, 15%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.745, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.745, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.745, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8BEC5
  • DECIMAL ID11058885
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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