#a5c1ce

Color #a5c1ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a5c1ce

RGB

rgb(165, 193, 206)

HSL

hsl(199, 29.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 19.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.43, -6.64, -9.67)

LCH

lch(76.43, 11.73, 235.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0355, 227.51)

HWB

hwb(199, 64.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceb2a5

Analogous

#a5cec6

#a5c1ce

#a5acce

Triadic

#a5c1ce

#cea5c1

#c1cea5

Split-complementary

#a5c1ce

#cea5ac

#cec6a5

Tetradic

#a5c1ce

#b2a5ce

#ceb2a5

#c1cea5

Square

#a5c1ce

#c6a5ce

#ceb2a5

#accea5

Shades

Color #a5c1ce mixed toward black.

#7da5b8

#5789a0

#416778

#2c4450

#162228

Tints

Color #a5c1ce mixed toward white.

#b4cbd6

#c3d6de

#d2e0e6

#e1eaef

#f0f5f7

Tones

Color #a5c1ce mixed toward gray.

#a8c0ca

#acbec7

#afbdc4

#b3bcc0

#b6bbbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2cb · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#b0aeca · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a7c9c8 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 10.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5c1ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5c1ce]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a5c1ce (#a5c1ce) is rgb(165, 193, 206) in RGB.

No, #a5c1ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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