Light steel blue

#a4b5b9

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light steel blue, a muted teal at 191 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #a4b5b9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4b5b9

RGB164, 181, 185

HSL191, 13%, 68%

HSV191, 11%, 73%

CMYK11%, 2%, 0%, 27%

Lab72.52, -5.04, -4.04

XYZ40.59, 44.44, 52.34

Decimal10794425

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light steel blue

#92a6ab #80989d #6e898f #60787d #53676b #455559 #374447 #293335 #1b2223 #0d1111

Tints of light steel blue

#acbcbf #b4c2c5 #bcc9cc #c4cfd2 #ccd6d8 #d5dcde #dde3e5 #e5eaeb #edf0f1 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#b9a8a4 Analogous#a4b9b2 Analogous#a4abb9 Triadic#b9a4b5 Triadic#b5b9a4 Split complementary#b9a4ab Split complementary#b9b3a4

Light steel blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 2, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4b5b9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 2 0 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 6 4 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #a4b5b9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4b5b9; }
.text { color: #a4b5b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b5b9; }

How light steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a4b5b9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4b5b9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a4b5b9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a4b5b9 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light steel blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a4b5b9 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.