What color is #A1A0BF?

#A1A0BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A0BF?

The RGB value is 161, 160, 191: 161 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A0BF?

The complementary color is #BEBFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A0BF color

#A1A0BF rgb(161, 160, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1A0BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.7% green and 74.9% blue (161, 160, 191).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#A1A0BF color codes

HEX	`#A1A0BF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 160, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 6.73, -15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 17.16, 293.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.671, 36.48, 54.389)`
Decimal	`10592447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A0BF, 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 #A1A0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #A1A0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a0bf; }
.text { color: #a1a0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 160 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a0bf, #b1a0bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1A0BF?: #A1A0BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A0BF?: The RGB value is 161, 160, 191: 161 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A0BF?: The complementary color is #BEBFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.