What color is #A0A1BC?

#A0A1BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A1BC?

The RGB value is 160, 161, 188: 160 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A1BC?

The complementary color is #BCBBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A1BC color

#A0A1BC rgb(160, 161, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A0A1BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 63.1% green and 73.7% blue (160, 161, 188).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#A0A1BC color codes

HEX	`#A0A1BC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 161, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 63.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, 5.19, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 14.92, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.317, 36.594, 52.717)`
Decimal	`10527164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A1BC, 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 #A0A1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #A0A1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a1bc; }
.text { color: #a0a1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 161 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a1bc, #ada0bc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A0A1BC?: #A0A1BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A1BC?: The RGB value is 160, 161, 188: 160 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A1BC?: The complementary color is #BCBBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.