#A5B2BC#A5B2BC
#A5B2BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.020 H 240.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5B2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 178, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -2.48, -6.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 7.08, 249.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.65% -0.01 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.65% 0.02 240.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5125, 43.4703, 53.8234) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.23
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.20
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.92
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.49
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.55
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5B2BC #BCAFA5
analogous
#A5BCBB #A5B2BC #A5A7BC
triadic
#A5B2BC #BCA5B2 #B2BCA5
tetradic
#A5B2BC #BBA5BC #BCAFA5 #A7BCA5
square
#A5B2BC #BBA5BC #BCAFA5 #A7BCA5
split-complementary
#A5B2BC #BCA5A7 #BCBBA5
monochromatic
#627684 #8294A2 #A5B2BC #C8D0D6 #EBEEF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#A5B2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#A5B2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5B2BC
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5B2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5B2BC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB2BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FB4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5b2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 178, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.020 240.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc9d0',
500: '#a5b2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5b2bc; $custom-light: #bfc9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5b2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 178,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.087,
"s": 14.65,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75654,
"c": 0.02045,
"h": 240.8
},
"luminance": 0.43471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5B2BC
secondary
#E2DEDB
accent
#6E4D99
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121314
muted
#818282