What color is #A1A1AC?

#A1A1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A1AC?

The RGB value is 161, 161, 172: 161 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A1AC?

The complementary color is #ACACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A1AC?

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.

#A1A1AC color

#A1A1AC rgb(161, 161, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A1AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 63.1% green and 67.5% blue (161, 161, 172).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A1A1AC color codes

HEX	`#A1A1AC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 161, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 63.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 2.16, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 6.08, 290.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.888, 36.045, 44.141)`
Decimal	`10592684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A1AC, 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 #A1A1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A1AC 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 #A1A1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a1ac; }
.text { color: #a1a1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 161 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a1ac, #a7a1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A1AC?: #A1A1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A1AC?: The RGB value is 161, 161, 172: 161 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A1AC?: The complementary color is #ACACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A1AC?: 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.