What color is #A1A6BB?

#A1A6BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A6BB?

The RGB value is 161, 166, 187: 161 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A6BB?

The complementary color is #BBB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A6BB color

#A1A6BB rgb(161, 166, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A6BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (161, 166, 187).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 8.69:1).

#A1A6BB color codes

HEX	`#A1A6BB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 2.53, -11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 11.65, 282.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.302, 38.437, 52.458)`
Decimal	`10593979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A6BB, 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 #A1A6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #A1A6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a6bb; }
.text { color: #a1a6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a6bb, #a9a1bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A6BB?: #A1A6BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A6BB?: The RGB value is 161, 166, 187: 161 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A6BB?: The complementary color is #BBB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.