#A5C1C0Wild Life (#A5C1C0) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 194°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.03. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A5C1C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 193, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 18%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 15%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76 -9.6 -2.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.790 0.030 194) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wild Life shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#aebcb3 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#acc2bc — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#a5c1c0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a5c2c3 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Wild Life in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.91:1 and against black 10.99:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dff8f7 · #a5c1c0 · #8ea8a7 · #6b8281 · #495e5d · #2a3c3b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b9eaff · #9adae6 · #a5c1c0 · #76b6a7 · #71a289 · #6d8d6e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a5c1c0 · #899eb2 · #4c8988 · #3a6488 · #114f4e · #192d3f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cee3e2 · #a5c1c0 · #b4787d · #3c5f5f · #214140 · #0f2323
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eff0 · #a5c1c0 · #94a1a1 · #645e5e · #1d2a2a · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf4f4 · #a5c1c0 · #334444 · #152727 · #000606 · #e54d68
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eaf4f4 · #a5c1c0 · #334444 · #152727 · #000606 · #efbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedee · #a5c1c0 · #c18f93 · #844d52 · #41181e · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedee · #a5c1c0 · #ba90a8 · #83513b · #3c192f · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7eefd · #a5c1c0 · #ac94b9 · #79592b · #382200 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #a5c1c0 · #999ac3 · #844d52 · #2c2800 · #080001
#B1CAC9 · #BDD3D2 · #CADCDB · #D6E5E4 · #E2EEED
#859E9D · #667C7C · #495C5C · #2E3E3E · #142222
#AAC0BF · #AEBEBE · #B3BDBC
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.