#A0AEC5 Color

#A0AEC5 is rgb(160, 174, 197) in RGB and hsl(217, 24%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A0AEC5

HEX#A0AEC5

RGBrgb(160, 174, 197)

HSLhsl(217, 24%, 70%)

HSVhsv(217, 19%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.037 260.4)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A0AEC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A0AEC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A0AEC5 Complementary#C5B7A0 Analogous#A0C1C5 Analogous#A4A0C5 Triadic#C5A0AE Triadic#AEC5A0

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A0AEC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ADB9CD #B9C4D4 #C6CFDC #D3D9E4 #DFE4EC #ECEFF3

Shades

#8496B3 #647BA0 #516585 #3E4D65 #2D3749 #191F29

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