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#A5BBBB Seafoam Slate

#A5BBBB is a light gray named Seafoam Slate. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(165, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 14% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #A5BBBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #A5BBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A5BBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A5BBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A5BBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B5BB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B9BB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B9BB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B5BB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB7BB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FBDBB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A2BCBB
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2B8B8

#A5BBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#A5BBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#A5BBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A5BBBB in CSS

/* Seafoam Slate */
.color { color: #A5BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #A5BBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A5BBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 187 187);
color: hsl(180 14% 69%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.024 196.7);

#A5BBBB FAQ

What color is #A5BBBB?

#A5BBBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A5BBBB?

#A5BBBB is rgb(165, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 14%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A5BBBB?

The complementary color of #A5BBBB is #BBA5A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A5BBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A5BBBB: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A5BBBB a warm or cool color?

#A5BBBB is a neutral color.