#a5c9cb

Color #a5c9cb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5c9cb

RGB

rgb(165, 201, 203)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 26.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 18.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.51, -11.48, -4.97)

LCH

lch(78.51, 12.51, 203.41)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0384, 200.56)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 64.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba7a5

Analogous

#a5cbba

#a5c9cb

#a5b6cb

Triadic

#a5c9cb

#cba5c9

#c9cba5

Split-complementary

#a5c9cb

#cba5b6

#cbbaa5

Tetradic

#a5c9cb

#a7a5cb

#cba7a5

#c9cba5

Square

#a5c9cb

#baa5cb

#cba7a5

#b6cba5

Shades

Color #a5c9cb mixed toward black.

#7eb2b5

#5a989c

#437275

#2d4c4e

#162627

Tints

Color #a5c9cb mixed toward white.

#b4d2d4

#c3dbdc

#d2e4e5

#e1edee

#f0f6f6

Tones

Color #a5c9cb mixed toward gray.

#a8c6c8

#abc3c5

#afc1c2

#b2bebe

#b5bbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6cb · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b1ca · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#a7caca · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5c9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5c9cb]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#a5c9cb (#a5c9cb) is rgb(165, 201, 203) in RGB.

No, #a5c9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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