What color is #A0AABF?

#A0AABF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AABF?

The RGB value is 160, 170, 191: 160 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AABF?

The complementary color is #BFB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AABF color

#A0AABF rgb(160, 170, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0AABF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (160, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#A0AABF color codes

HEX	`#A0AABF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, 0.87, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 11.95, 274.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.274, 39.984, 54.981)`
Decimal	`10529471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AABF, 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 #A0AABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #A0AABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aabf; }
.text { color: #a0aabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aabf, #a5a0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A0AABF?: #A0AABF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AABF?: The RGB value is 160, 170, 191: 160 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AABF?: The complementary color is #BFB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.