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Cyan Silk Faint

Teal · Hue 175
Hex
#A5B6B4
RGB
rgb(165, 182, 180)
HSL
hsl(175, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.1:1Fail
on black
10:1AA
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About this color

Cyan Silk Faint (#A5B6B4) belongs to the teal family — hue 175°, 10% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cyan-silk-faint: #A5B6B4;
  --colorarchive-cyan-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(175, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-cyan-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(165, 182, 180);
}

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Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Cyan Bloom Faint
#BCC8C7 · hsl(175, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Cyan Tone Faint
#8FA3A2 · hsl(175, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Crimson Silk Faint
#B6A5A5 · hsl(0, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Azure Silk Faint
#A5B0B6 · hsl(200, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Jade Silk Faint
#A5B6AD · hsl(150, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Magenta Silk Faint
#B3A5B6 · hsl(290, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Canary Silk Faint
#B6B4A5 · hsl(55, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Rose Silk Faint
#B6A5B0 · hsl(320, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Tangerine Silk Faint
#B6ACA5 · hsl(25, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Cyan Silk Faint #A5B6B4
Lighter companion: Cyan Bloom Faint #BCC8C7
Darker companion: Cyan Tone Faint #8FA3A2
Complementary counterpoint: Crimson Silk Faint #B6A5A5
Analogous lead: Azure Silk Faint #A5B0B6
Analogous echo: Jade Silk Faint #A5B6AD
Triadic +120°: Magenta Silk Faint #B3A5B6
Triadic +240°: Canary Silk Faint #B6B4A5
Split-comp +150°: Rose Silk Faint #B6A5B0
Split-comp +210°: Tangerine Silk Faint #B6ACA5

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Cyan Silk Muted
#9FBCBA · hsl(175, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Lagoon Silk Faint
#A5B6B3 · hsl(170, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Aqua Silk Faint
#A5B6B6 · hsl(180, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cyan Tone Faint
#8FA3A2 · hsl(175, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Cyan Bloom Faint
#BCC8C7 · hsl(175, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cyan Silk Dust
#98C3BF · hsl(175, 26%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.6:1
Crimson Ink Faint
#272020
AAA7.7:1
Crimson Ink Muted
#2A1D1D
AAA7.8:1
Crimson Ink Dust
#2D1A1A
AAA7.8:1
Crimson Ink Soft
#301818
AAA8:1
Crimson Ink Clear
#371010
AAA8:1
Crimson Ink Vivid
#3E0909

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#ACAAB5
Protanopia
#ADADB4
Tritanopia
#A6B5B5
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