What color is #A0A1AF?

#A0A1AF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A1AF?

The RGB value is 160, 161, 175: 160 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A1AF?

The complementary color is #AFAEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A1AF color

#A0A1AF rgb(160, 161, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0A1AF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 63.1% green and 68.6% blue (160, 161, 175).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A0A1AF color codes

HEX	`#A0A1AF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 161, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 63.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, 2.43, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 7.74, 288.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.978, 36.058, 45.666)`
Decimal	`10527151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A1AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0A1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0A1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a1af; }
.text { color: #a0a1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 161 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a1af, #a7a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A1AF?: #A0A1AF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A1AF?: The RGB value is 160, 161, 175: 160 red, 161 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A1AF?: The complementary color is #AFAEA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.